[SOLVED]Container tab Firefox 89.0.1 don't function

[Pepper-Mint-Patty]

completely deleted FF

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sudo apt-get purge firefox
sudo apt autoremove
rm -r ~/.mozilla

clean instal FF 89.0.1 (64-bit)
Added add ons
Firefox Multi-Account Containers + Temporary Containers

Try to open Container: file/ new Container tab = GREYED OUT
None work
How get them Containers work?!

about:preferences#privacy
Firefox will never remember history.
Firefox will use the same settings as private browsing, and will not remember any history as you browse the Web.

[dave0808]

There is an option within the Settings -> General, within the Tabs section the last option is "Enable Container tabs" which I have enabled. Hopefully this is all you need.

[ajgreeny]

There is an option within the Settings -> General, within the Tabs section the last option is "Enable Container tabs" which I have enabled. Hopefully this is all you need.

Not in my FF-89 there isn't.

In fact I'm not even sure what container tabs are so perhaps you could tell us more.

[dave0808]

It's an add-on that creates separate "containers" for your browsing, which are isolated from each other in terms of cookies, history etc. So you could have 2 logins to the same site running in separate containers, and/or separate containers for Facebook/instagram, Google, Amazon, etc. so each one is unaware of the other.

By installing the add-on, the option I mentioned above should be added to the settings.

[Pepper-Mint-Patty]

There is an option within the Settings -> General, within the Tabs section the last option is "Enable Container tabs" which I have enabled. Hopefully this is all you need.

Hi dave0808,
there is no purple mask near the top right corner of the titlebar +
Privacy & Security = Firefox will: Never remember history.
So PBM is not activated.

Still i get this message:


+ Trying to open Container by file/ new Container tab = GREYED OUT And there is nothing to change in settings that will make containers work.

[ajgreeny]

It's an add-on that creates separate "containers" for your browsing, which are isolated from each other in terms of cookies, history etc. So you could have 2 logins to the same site running in separate containers, and/or separate containers for Facebook/instagram, Google, Amazon, etc. so each one is unaware of the other.

By installing the add-on, the option I mentioned above should be added to the settings.

Thanks Dave.
I did eventually see that it needed an extension very late last night, then forgot all about it.

[dave0808]

+ Trying to open Container by file/ new Container tab = GREYED OUT And there is nothing to change in settings that will make containers work.

I don't have the Temporary Containers add-on that you have, so I wonder if that's the difference.

Have you got the Multi-Account Containers icon on the tool bar? Though if the menu item is greyed out, I don't expect the icon to work either.

If you've no "purple mask", then you're not in private-browsing mode, within which each add-on needs setting to work.

Given that you've already previously deleted your profiles, I would do so again to start from square one and then add just the Multi-Account Containers add-on and nothing else just to rule out outside interference. I would also remove the contents of ~/.cache/mozilla.

[dave0808]

I did eventually see that it needed an extension very late last night, then forgot all about it.

Ah yes, one of those moments. Not a stranger to me either.

[Pepper-Mint-Patty]

Hi dave0808, thanks for bearing with me. Followed your advice:

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sudo apt-get purge firefox
sudo apt autoremove
rm -r ~/.mozilla
rm -r ~/.cache/mozilla

Clean install by software man. and only container add on.
Firefox Multi-Account Containers nore Temporary Containers work.

Completly deleted all bloody mozilla stuff again.
Re-installed firefox-89.0.2.tar.bz2 from Mozilla site.
Firefox Multi-Account Containers nore Temporary Containers work.

All make no difference! Try to open Container: file/ new Container tab is still GREYED OUT

[dave0808]

I did see the following in the add-on description..

Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + . (period) keyboard shortcut is available to open the containers panel. You can then use tab and the enter keys to open new container tabs.

Beyond that, I have no further ideas to offer.

[Pepper-Mint-Patty]

I installed the add on from an other Mozilla language site link . that is the only explanation i've got... Although ona different device with same Lm 19.2 os it does work...
Anyhow now in 89.0.2 (installed by the app + add ons) it is working again...

[dave0808]

It's great that it's working, but frustrating that there's no clear explanation. Oh well, one of those "time to move on" moments.