On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 11:27:47AM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > since Gene's problem is a matter of real life, i mention that i solved > my problems with german tax declaration (*) by installing Ubuntu in a > virtual machine. > > Before installing some non-Debian, one could try whether the browser of > the newest Debian Live can do the trick. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > (*) The online tax portal (named "Elster" = magpie) is officially kept > running on Ubuntu's default browser. For what ever reason their web > programmers deem it necessary to reject older browsers. > I decided to strictly follow the instructions of Elster, because it was > important to have a good excuse in case of failure. Works fine for me with Debian Buster default firefox. I just went to the length of creating a separate user for only this purpose, since I distrust a browser with all things javascript enabled, I distrust even more Web "programmers" rolling everything and the Github into their javascript mudballs and I totally distrust the tax agency, part of a state actively pushing for surveillance malware. Some day I'll have that run in a dedicated box, let's see. Cheers -- t
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