I've been using the Chromium browser for certain websites, and that's about to end.
Google's greed-fueled moves -- this time to disable vital extensions that provide better privacy and security -- are unacceptable to me.
The stakes here are quite high. If Google succeeds what it's attempting to do -- forcing users to use only Google-approved privacy and security choices -- we're in trouble.
Firefox looks like the best way forward at this point.
@dangillmor Firefox is excellent except for one thing: WebRTC.
Any video conferencing solution, regardless of Teams, Jitsi, GMeet, or BBB, cannot work properly in Firefox. You can't select the correct device, and the server cannot handle Firefox. In BigBlueButton, this even results in audio/video issues for all attendees.
As much as I'd love to ditch Chrome altogether, I'm currently unable to do so.
@antondollmaier @dangillmor wfm fine. Official .deb PPA on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 LTSs
@antondollmaier they just appear in the drop downs. Or leave at default and change it per-app via the volume systray.
KDE. YMMV.
@falken, that's cool! Would you share how to select a specific audio device (handset Bluetooth headset, microphone, and speaker)?