How to install Adblock Plus on Firefox in Ubuntu 14.04

Question

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 last updated version of Adblock plus present on the Ubuntu Apps Directory is compatible with Ubuntu 10.04.

How to reinstall it? Is there any similar such app that can be used on 14.04?

Solution 1

I will suggest you to install uBlock instead of ABP because:

uBlock vs. ABP: efficiency compared

uBlock can be installed using uBlock link

ABP can be installed using ABP link

Solution 2

Simply install the Adblock Plus addon for Firefox.

Open this URL in your Firefox and click Add to Firefox

Solution 3

• Open Firefox
• Open Add-ons
• Click Get Add-ons
• Type Adblock Plus in search field
• Select Adblock Plus
• Click Install

_{(source: go-remove-malware.com)}

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Alternative : You also may use uBlock Origin.
uBlock has more customization capabilities and uses less system resources.

Comments

[snoop]

Yeah, still both uBlock and uBlock origin are better compared to ABP.

[UserName]

I like this idea. Works smooth indeed. Thanks for updating me.

[john-jones]

the ublock link is broken.

[snoop]

@Fzs2 link updated