Terms
- Level 0
- The Pluckeye extension for Firefox or Chrome is
installed from the Mozilla Add-ons site or from the
Chrome Web Store. As long as the extension is enabled,
images will be blocked within Firefox or Chrome: no
whitelist, no blacklist, no configuration, no options.
- Level 1
- Level 1 is the default when Pluckeye is first installed
from the try it page. Level 1 includes system
binaries as well as the Pluckeye extensions for Firefox
and Chrome. As long as the extension is enabled, level
1 allows use of most Pluckeye features in Firefox or
Chrome including whitelisting, blacklisting, scheduled
rules and more. Level 1 is suitable for trying
Pluckeye without firmly locking down one’s Internet
access.
- Level 2
- Also known as self-control mode, level 2 prevents the
user from easily bypassing Pluckeye. In addition to
Firefox and Chrome, other browsers on the computer such
as Safari and Internet Explorer are filtered or
blocked. See the platform notes below. The author
originally expected that most users would use level 2.
Why isn’t level 2 the default?
Level 1 is the default level mainly as a safety measure. By
requiring the user to set the level manually, the user is then
educated on how to do the reverse as well. And some users find
level 1 to be sufficient help for themselves.
Platform notes
Level 2 on Windows
On Windows, level 2 means that only Firefox, Chrome, and browsers
based on them (e.g. Brave) may be used for browsing the Internet;
Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and all other browsers other
than Firefox and Chrome will not work at all.
Level 2 on Linux
On Linux, level 2 means that browsers other than Firefox and
Chromium will be slower, overblock the user, and generally be much
less useful than Firefox and Chromium. But they will still work
in general. Well, with one big exception:
Chrome will not work at all, but Chromium
should with Pluckeye 0.50.0 or greater.
How to change the installation level
Method 1, Firefox or Chrome
Firefox or Chrome > Pluckeye Button > Settings button > Set Delay to 0 > Change level
See also this video.
Method 2, command line
Windows
C:\> pluck set "delay 0"
. . . wait until delay setting has taken effect . . .
C:\> pluck set "level 2"
Mac OS X
pluckeye_delay=$(pluck export | awk '/^Delay/ { print $2 }')
pluck set "delay 0"
sleep $pluckeye_delay
pluck set "level 2"
Linux
pluckeye_delay=$(pluck export | awk '/^Delay/ { print $2 }')
pluck set "delay 0"
sleep $pluckeye_delay
pluck set "level 2"
tl;dr
- Install both Firefox and Chrome (or Chromium and not Chrome on Linux).
- Use level 2.
- Get Pluckeye here.