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A plugin available on Firefox and Chrome/Chromium to block advertising

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Should I install Firefox add-ons via the Software Center or the webbrowser?

I would like to install some Firefox add-ons, also called 'extensions' or 'plugins', like for example Adblock Plus, Ubufox or Greasemonkey. Should I install them from the Mozilla website, using the Firefox browser, or should I search Firefox in the…
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How to install Adblock Plus on Firefox in Ubuntu 14.04

I use Firefox as my primary browser and I would like to do away with all those pesky ads that different sites keep throwing up and waste my time. I recently refreshed my browser and I lost my previously installed Adblock Plus. It seems that the…
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How to disable automatic updates on Kubuntu 20.04?

I would like to disable automatic updates in kubuntu 20.04. I disabled it on Muon package manager, but Discover still getting updates and showing notifications. Thank you.
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Install adblock using synaptic or through firefox's addons menu?

I want to install adblock for Firefox and I see it is in Synaptic. Should I install it with Synaptic or the regular way with the Firefox add-on manager? Does it make any differences at all?
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Chromium won't load any pages including settings page

Chromium wouldn't load any pages including my settings page. I noticed at the bottom left the status was saying something about loading "ad-block plus".
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How to install adblock software via terminal

Is it possible to install AdBlock Plus, uBlock or something equivalent via terminal? I am using Ubuntu 18.10 and want to install adblocking extension for Firefox 64. I could easily do that by launching Firefox and a few mouse clicks, but I need to…
Copper
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Where does AdBlock Plus store it's settings

I have recently installed Ubuntu (14.04) on new partition. I still have the broken version of Ubuntu on the old partition and I want to copy some settings from it. Now I trying to find location of AdBlock plus settings and custom filters, because I…
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How can I stop Ubuntu Pro ad from showing up in apt system command?

Ubuntu is showing ads in system commands. How can I stop this? I am aware of "upgrade OS to something that is not adware" as a solution. sudo apt dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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how to insall and configure privoxy in ubuntu 14.04?

which is the best way to install configure privoxy in ubuntu 14.04 as adblock plus is really heavy and makes pages like facebook to be very slow even on a computer with good configuration. please help me out to configure the privoxy . here is the…
gunjan parashar
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How to block ads on Google Chrome using Ubuntu 18.04?

I have installed ad blockers (as suggested, Blocking popups and ads) which blocks ad only on YouTube. Whenever I open a link, for instance https://www..com/jobs/jobs-categories/education-training.aspx, Then I got numerous ads as well. How do I stop…
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Firefox + flash player + adblock plus on Youtube: video freezes

My OS: Ubuntu 16.04. Firefox + flash player + adblock plus on Youtube: why do videos freeze after about 1 minute? If I reload the page, the video suddenly runs fine. (I suspect Youtube's nasty trick against adblockers). Anyone can confirm this…
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How do I block all analytic websites?

Recently, I have realized that doubleclick is not blocked by firefox ad blocker because google is sponsoring this add-on. How can I properly block any google analytic and google doubleclick (or possibly any other evil from google) through linux for…
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Adblock problem

I use adblock plus to remove annoying ads especially on cpasbien.pw (on firefox / ubuntu 12.04, 64 bit.) The problem is when activating it, not only the ads are blocked, but also the download tab is hidden. So I can't download with adblock…
kaskan
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Adblock not working in Chrome, recently upgrade to Ubuntu 13.10

Adblock is not blocking ads on youtube. If I move to another tab, the youtube screen goes black and I have to reload the page. I don't know if this is an issue with 13.10, but this just started happening since I upgraded. I was using Ubuntu 10.04…
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Will Adblock Plus work with Ubuntu 13.10?

I have ordered a System76 desktop preloaded with Ubuntu 13.10 and Firefox. At apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/adblock-plus/, it only shows "Ubuntu 10.04" under "Available versions."
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