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Firefox 63 Update problem [Solved]
Posted: 29 Jan 2020, 04:51
by Ed_P
I recently downloaded firefox-63.0.3-i686-1.xzm from
http://dl.porteus.org/i586/Porteus-v4.0/modules/ for an old netbook that I've upgraded to 4.0. While it works it constantly is looking to update and displaying a warning window. Anyone know how to disable this in 63? The
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1. Type "about:config" in the address bar
2. Change "app.update.doorhanger" to false
and policies.json file in a distribution directory option didn't work.
Firefox 63 Update problem
Posted: 29 Jan 2020, 10:11
by burdi01
Possibly this:
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# Fight the "It looks like you have'nt started Fireforx in a while" message
touch /root/.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock
Firefox 63 Update problem
Posted: 29 Jan 2020, 17:41
by Ed_P
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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password:
root@porteus:/home/guest# touch /root/.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock
touch: cannot touch '/root/.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock': No such file or directory
root@porteus:/home/guest#
Firefox 63 Update problem
Posted: 30 Jan 2020, 10:12
by burdi01
Hmm, I always run my live CDs as root. But of course I meant:
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# Fight the "It looks like you have'nt started Fireforx in a while" message
touch ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock
Firefox 63 Update problem
Posted: 30 Jan 2020, 15:56
by Ed_P
Thank you.
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guest@porteus:~$ touch ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock
guest@porteus:~$
Time will tell.
--update--
And there's the Software Update window.
--update--
Fixed!!
63fix.sh
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#!/bin/bash
# https://winaero.com/blog/disable-updates-firefox-63-above/
# https://superuser.com/questions/1325421/how-do-i-stop-firefox-from-notifying-me-about-updates
# Disable Auto Updates in Firefox 63 and up.
# Color definitions
txtbld=$(tput bold) # Bold
txtred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1) # Red
rst=$(tput sgr0) # Reset
function redpswd() {
echo -e "$1" $txtred
}
if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
redpswd "Enter root's password"
su -c "sh $0 $1"
exit
fi
echo $rst
cp /home/guest/firefox/policies.json \
/usr/lib/firefox-63.0.3/distribution/ # Adjust "lib" and "63.0.3" to fit the environment
echo "Restart Firefox and go to about:policies"
echo " You should see:"
echo " Policy Name Policy Value"
echo " DisableAppUpdate true"
read
policies.json
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{
"policies":
{
"DisableAppUpdate": true
}
}