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devrate

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Registered: 2019-09-14

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[SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

Apparently they removed the option from the settings menu a while back.   Preferences settings in about:config don't do anything.   So I put a "lock" option on the package via the package manager, and hope that will do the trick.

What is the "correct" way to disable firefox auto-update?

delgado

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Registered: 2022-07-14

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

# apt-mark hold firefox

devrate

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Registered: 2019-09-14

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

isn't  that equivalent to "lock" (in synaptic package manger)?

delgado

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

Most likely.
I don't "gui" system maintenance and hardly know synaptic. A more correct first reply might have been "Yes, this should do the trick.".

devrate

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

Thanks, delgado.

zapper

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Registered: 2017-05-29

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

Librewolf better,. firefox has all sorts of crap enabled by default including pocket.

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stultumanto

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Registered: 2023-12-12

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

Unless something has changed very recently, The ESR version of Firefox included with Debian/Devuan never "auto-updates" the way mainline Firefox does. It used to display a message that said updates were being "managed by your organization," but this confused people, so they removed it.

Putting a hold on the package with apt-mark means it will never be updated, not even manually. For an application exposed to the Internet such as a web browser, this can be very dangerous. You won't get patches even for serious vulnerabilities.

zapper

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Re: [SOLVED] Disabling firefox auto=update

@stultumanto I agree with you on that. holding back firefox updates won't solve this problem. Librewolf is the best answer I believe.

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