[kwlug-disc] Running multiple versions of Firefox on Linux

[Chris Frey]

I think you're on the right track with docker (or incus).  Then run
xpra to run firefox inside the container yet display locally.
If you have the resources, you can run them at the same time this way.

- Chris


On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 03:59:47PM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> Tragically, I need to run multiple versions of Firefox on the same
> laptop for some debugging. What is the easiest acceptable way to do
> this? Set up a Docker container for the alternative versions?
> Something else?
> 
> I don't care about syncing user profiles -- everything runs in private
> browsing mode. For now I only need to run Linux Firefox. I do need to
> be able to control the versions of Firefox I am running. 
> 
> The distribution is Debian stable, if that matters. 
> 
> - Paul
> 
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