I’m curious about one website in particular that just won’t work in Zorin.
I have tried Vivaldi, Brave and Firefox but get freezing or a “something went wrong - missing captcha token” despite trying all the suggestions about disabling things in the browser privacy settings or making the website and various captcha related sites exceptions.
The same website works just fine in all the same browsers on windows, so I think it must have something to do with the OS not the browsers.
While I can dual boot into windows every time I want to order from this site, it’s a pain in the a** and I’d like to move 100% to Linux.
Firewall, yes the standard ufw, (and I also have a firewall and vpn on the windows side which don't seem to interfere}. I have allowed various ports needed for printing etc but I don't know if any are others that might be relevant for this.
Some of these websites are tied to MS EDGE. I've had problems even on windows with alternative browsers only to have the issue 'fixed' by running MS Edge. Not sure why this is an issue other than there are some esoteric calls to the browser modules only MS edge provides.
Does work fine on other browsers in windows. I haven't tried looking for a zorin version of MS Edge because I dislike all things MS. BTW add Google Chrome to the list of browsers that don't work on the Zorin side.
You are using a VPN and the firewall, so are you also using Privacy tools or Ad blockers, too?
Current CAPTCHA protocols rely on cross-site cookies and browser fingerprinting.
Or it may be expecting a specific font.
Have you tried:
I have tried everything I was able to find on line for disabling various privacy tools, particularly in the Vivaldi settings and also made a do not block exception to several capcha sites that people suggested on other fora.
I'm trying to install the mscorefonts now but it's hanging. possibly wanting me to agree to license terms but clicking on their OK doesn't work in the Zorin terminal, neither does enter or ctl click so not sure how to proceed.
It doesn't rhyme with corn stub. It's nourishfoodclub.com I can see some of the website but my login credentials give the capcha error as do things like add to cart. Their support people suggestions were limited to clearing cookies and cache.
Java script was set to allow. There is also a setting to strip javascript from pastes which I tried unchecking but didn't make a difference.
I am still getting no reaction to clicking on buttons that need security (like checkout) also log out though I think I may have a bit more access than before.
For now, I think I'll just go back to using windows for that particular site. I only access it about once a month any more. Concern was that I couldn't access it at all and I'm puzzled that the same behavior was with all the different browsers on the linux side. I'll also see if the behavior comes up on other web sites.
Windows OS and GnuLinux handle things a bit differently: On GnuLinux, you have full access to system hardening, even if it can be disruptive.
Windows OS, however, even if the setting is present in the browser, will Quietly Ignore that setting. On GnuLinux, it is never quietly ignored.
And one thing that is clear in this thread is that you lock your browsers down tighter than a drum.
Blocking scripts is unnecessary for the average user (unless you have been a bad, bad boy).
What you might try is installing a web browser on Zorin OS fresh - something that does not contain a profile for you or residual configs - do not lock it down with privacy settings - and use that browser for that one site once a month.
This is something I actually already do - I use an instance of Google-Chrome for one website.
For what its worth, Firefox on my Nobara system, the site loaded fine, but navigation is poor. Depending where i click, the site wants to keep loading. SHOP on the top bar continued to load, while the main screen's SHOP NOURISHING FOOD loaded immediately.
I have stricter than default anti-tracking and uBlock origin set up. Maybe that's a factor.