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Download and configure an old version of Firefox and Flash using a different profile, so you can access old Flash content isolated from your main profile.
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#!/bin/bash | |
set -e | |
FIREFOX_PATH="$HOME/.local/opt/firefox84" | |
FIREFOX_PROFILE="$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/flash-profile" | |
[ ! -f "$FIREFOX_PATH/firefox/firefox-bin" ] && ( | |
echo "Downloading Firefox 84" | |
mkdir -p "$FIREFOX_PATH" | |
curl -L 'https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/84.0.2/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-84.0.2.tar.bz2' | tar xj -C "$FIREFOX_PATH" | |
) | |
[ ! -f "$HOME/.mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so" ] && ( | |
echo "Downloading Flash" | |
mkdir -p "$HOME/.mozilla/plugins" | |
curl -L 'https://archive.org/download/flashplayerarchivedversions2/352/fp_32.0.0.293_archive.zip/32_0_r0_293%2Fflashplayer32_0r0_293_linux.x86_64.tar.gz' | tar xz -C "$HOME/.mozilla/plugins" | |
) | |
mkdir -p "$FIREFOX_PROFILE" | |
cat <<EOF > "$FIREFOX_PROFILE/user.js" | |
user_pref("app.update.auto", false); | |
user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false); | |
user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false); | |
user_pref("app.update.interval", 0); | |
user_pref("app.update.checkInstallTime", false); | |
user_pref("app.update.download.promptMaxAttempts", 0); | |
user_pref("app.update.elevation.promptMaxAttempts", 0); | |
user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); | |
user_pref("services.sync.declinedEngines", ""); | |
user_pref("services.sync.globalScore", 0); | |
user_pref("services.sync.nextSync", 0); | |
user_pref("services.sync.engine.tabs.filteredUrls", ".+"); | |
EOF | |
cat <<EOF > "$FIREFOX_PATH/firefox-flash.sh" | |
#!/bin/sh | |
exec "$FIREFOX_PATH/firefox/firefox" --profile "$FIREFOX_PROFILE" | |
EOF | |
chmod +x "$FIREFOX_PATH/firefox-flash.sh" | |
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/applications/" | |
cat <<-EOF > "$HOME/.local/share/applications/firefox-flash.desktop" | |
[Desktop Entry] | |
Version=1.0 | |
Name=Firefox84 + Flash | |
Exec=$FIREFOX_PATH/firefox-flash.sh | |
StartupNotify=true | |
Terminal=false | |
Icon=$FIREFOX_PATH/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png | |
Type=Application | |
Categories=Network;WebBrowser; | |
EOF | |
echo "All done!" |
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