Control: tag -1 patch

Quoting Dmitry Mikhirev (2017-12-17 13:57:37)
> the firefox-esr package contains several addons installed under
> /usr/lib/firefox-esr/browser/features/:
> 
> /usr/lib/firefox-esr/browser/features/aushel...@mozilla.org.xpi
> /usr/lib/firefox-esr/browser/features/e10sroll...@mozilla.org.xpi
> /usr/lib/firefox-esr/browser/features/fire...@getpocket.com.xpi
> /usr/lib/firefox-esr/browser/features/webcom...@mozilla.org.xpi
> 
> Those addons are not required for normal browser operation and slow it down.
> Please make it possible to remove them by splitting them into separate
> packages. The main firefox-esr package may still recommend them to keep them
> installed by default, but it shouldn't have a strong dependency on them.

PureOS, a downstream distribution derived from Debian, ships with these 
feature addons removed.

Here's the patch: 
https://source.puri.sm/pureos/packages/firefox-esr/commit/c7c70af

That should be easily adapted to instead install as separate packages, 
either recommended or suggested by firefox.


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