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emphire

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From: Canada

Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 172

firefox 3

I noticed that firefox is set to automatically check for updates (in Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Update).  I assume this is stored in my profile.  Wouldn't these updates potentially interfere with pacman? (ie. removing the package later)

JGC

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Registered: 2003-12-03

Posts: 1,658

Re: firefox 3

Hmm, we should find a way to disable this updater. I don't even think the updater works, as it's an unofficial build without branding, there's no update channel for that at mozilla.org/com.

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,937

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Re: firefox 3

don't disable that. if you do that then the extensions will never be updated automaticaly

Last edited by wonder (2008-06-22 21:54:48)

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emphire

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 172

Re: firefox 3

don't disable that. if you do that then the extensions will never be updated automaticaly

I left updating for "Installed Add-ons" and "Search Engines".  It's updates for "Mindfield" I'm wondering about.

emphire

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From: Canada

Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 172

Re: firefox 3

I did notice that after disabling updates for Minefield that the option to re-enable becomes greyed-out.  I'll file a bug report: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/10733.

skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,880

Re: firefox 3

Hmm, we should find a way to disable this updater. I don't even think the updater works, as it's an unofficial build without branding, there's no update channel for that at mozilla.org/com.

I have never seen the updater do anything in years under Linux. I believe that it was way back in the 1.5 branch the last time I saw it work.

dolby

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From: 1992

Registered: 2006-08-08

Posts: 1,581

Re: firefox 3

Hmm, we should find a way to disable this updater. I don't even think the updater works, as it's an unofficial build without branding, there's no update channel for that at mozilla.org/com.

I have never seen the updater do anything in years under Linux. I believe that it was way back in the 1.5 branch the last time I saw it work.

Yes thats why i had closed the related bug, but JGC reopened it. Hes gonna have to deal with it anyway

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