{"id":3619,"date":"2014-07-13T07:36:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T07:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=3619"},"modified":"2017-07-14T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T16:47:57","slug":"install-pale-moon-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/07\/install-pale-moon-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Firefox Optimized Pale Moon Browser in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/firefoxlogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1250\" alt=\"Pale Moon Browser\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/firefoxlogo.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/firefoxlogo.jpg 230w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/firefoxlogo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pale Moon is an open source web browser based on Firefox that&#8217;s optimized for performance. It focuses on efficiency and ease of use, by leaving out unnecessary features and making optimizations, while maintaining compatibility with Firefox extensions and themes.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimized for modern processors<\/li>\n<li>Firefox sourced: As safe as Mozilla&#8217;s flagship browser<\/li>\n<li>Supported by a friendly, active community of users<\/li>\n<li>Familiar, efficient, fully customizable interface (no Australis!)<\/li>\n<li>Smooth and speedy page drawing and script processing<\/li>\n<li>Increased stability: experience fewer browser crashes<\/li>\n<li>Support for Firefox extensions (add-ons) and themes<\/li>\n<li>Uses slightly less memory because of disabled optional code<\/li>\n<li>Support for SVG, Canvas and downloadable fonts<\/li>\n<li>Extensive support for HTML5, CSS3 and WebGL<\/li>\n<li>More customization and configuration options than Firefox<\/li>\n<li>Able to use existing Firefox profiles with the migration tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This browser, even though close to Firefox in the way it works, offers a different set of features than its sibling. For example, if you need <b>accessibility features or integration of Windows&#8217; parental controls<\/b>, then Pale Moon may not be a good browser choice for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoonBrowser.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoonBrowser.jpg\" alt=\"Pale Moon Browser in Ubuntu\" width=\"580\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoonBrowser.jpg 580w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoonBrowser-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Install Pale Moon in Ubuntu:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. Download the latest installer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='http:\/\/linux.palemoon.org\/download\/installer\/' class='arconix-button arconix-button-large arconix-button-blue' target=\"_blank\" >Download Pale Moon installer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Extract the package and go into the result folder. Run the installer script from that folder:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-pale-moon-installer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-pale-moon-installer.jpg\" alt=\"run-pale-moon-installer\" width=\"560\" height=\"255\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-pale-moon-installer.jpg 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-pale-moon-installer-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"arconix-box arconix-box-yellow\"><i class='fa fa-2x pull-left fa-lightbulb-o'><\/i><div class=\"arconix-box-content\">Can&#8217;t find the <b>Run<\/b> option in the context menu? Go to the file browser&#8217;s menu <b>Edit -&gt; Preferences<\/b>. Under Behavior tab, check the box where it says &#8220;Run executable text files when they are opened&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-executable-files.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-executable-files.png\" alt=\"run-executable-files\" width=\"560\" height=\"255\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-executable-files.png 560w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/run-executable-files-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that, restart Nautilus to apply changes by pressing <b>Alt+F2<\/b> and running <code>nautilus -q<\/code> in the pop-up &#8216;run a command&#8217; box.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>3. Type in your user password when prompt and choose Install, Uninstall, or Upgrade the browser:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-installer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-installer.png\" alt=\"Pale Moon installer\" width=\"589\" height=\"369\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-installer.png 589w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-installer-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will ask you some questions and finally download &#038; install the browser in your system. Once Pale Moon is properly installed, you should see the below window:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-install-complete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-install-complete.png\" alt=\"PaleMoon-install-complete\" width=\"505\" height=\"139\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-install-complete.png 505w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/PaleMoon-install-complete-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Open the browser from Unity Dash and enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pale Moon is an open source web browser based on Firefox that&#8217;s optimized for performance. It focuses on efficiency and ease of use, by leaving out unnecessary features and making optimizations, while maintaining compatibility with Firefox extensions and themes. Features: Optimized for modern processors Firefox sourced: As safe as Mozilla&#8217;s flagship browser Supported by a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1117,855,1084],"class_list":["post-3619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","tag-pale-moon-web-browser","tag-ubuntu-14-04","tag-ubuntu-14-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}