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Firefox MAR file location changed?
I have been using MAR files to automatically patch Firefox following the steps at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file. However, the directory http://releases....
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Why every update of most Applications means just redownloading the entire program [duplicate]
Why even the most popular applications are asking its users to just redownload the entire program for just performing the updates.
For example consider FireFox. They are pushing updates with no major ...
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How does Firefox auto update work?
I am little confused as to how does Firefox auto update works?
So, lately, Firefox had a bug in 38.x version - so they recommended to update to the latest version.
I had auto update turned on, so I ...
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Firefox doesn't update?
I am using firefox 35.0.1 and tried to update to 36.0 today morning, I opened the "About Firefox" dialogue box to update firefox, it shows "Checking for Update" and shows that even without giving the ...
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Delete hung firefox update?
Firefox displays the following message when I open it:
Firefox also provides this:
The problem began last week or the week before. When it happened, I manually installed the latest version.
Even ...
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How to Allow Non-Admins to Update Firefox
How can I make it to where regular users, on my active directory domain, can upgrade their workstations to the latest version of firefox (when firefox prompts them that an update is available)?
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Change Firefox update channel from ESR to release?
So I have Firefox ESR installed, and I want to change it to the "release" channel. Is there a way to do that or I have to reinstall?
I've tried changing app.update.channel in about:config to 'release'...
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What can I do to make Firefox updates silent?
Is it possible to configure Firefox to install the updates in the background or after restart without bothering the user with notification messages?
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Can I convert an existing Firefox installation to ESR without a re-install?
It took some jumping through hoops (including a mailing list subscription that I apparently didn't need) but I finally found where to download the Firefox ESR. This is great for fresh installs, but I ...
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How to trigger a check for updates in Firefox programatically or from a command line?
Is there a command line switch for firefox.exe or an "about:" URL that will either force an update check or at least display the Help/About dialog, which checks for updates and tells if you're running ...
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Firefox 4, 5 and 6 are slow and freezing, consuming 400MB RAM
I'm on Windows 7. Since I upgraded to Firefox 4, I noticed that it became extremely slow. I even tried to upgrade to 6 and 5 and still it's slow. Sometimes it consumes 400 MB of RAM!
What can I do? ...
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Firefox: getting back to older version
Firefox is releasing new version every alternate month.
v4.0 on March 22nd, 2011
v5.0 on June 21st, 2011
v6.0 on August 16th, 2011
It can be because of the competition with google chrome.
But ...
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How to stop Firefox from updating?
Anyway here is my problem. I'm currently on beta channel (Firefox 6) which was recently upgraded and broke some extensions. Now I gather those extensions will be upgraded in the future and they'll ...
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Firefox Aurora update release notes?
I use Aurora and want to know where I can find release notes for each update to Aurora.
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Is there any quick way to check if all of my plugins will work when upgrading Firefox?
I depend on firefox plugins for my work, so updating is always a bit treacherous. But I also need to be using the latest browsers, so it's a necessary evil.
Is there any good way to check if all of ...
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