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* An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update RequestsDr. Noah Bodie
`* Re: An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update RequestsNic
 `* Re: An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update RequestsDr. Noah Bodie
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 by: Dr. Noah Bodie - Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:33 UTC

This may help some... I did it and it does work.

* An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update Requests *

https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_Make_Mozilla_Firefox_Stop_Nagging_You_About_Updates_And_Other_Annoying_Idiocy

Create the file 'policies.json' and put in: /etc/firefox/policies/

Paste the code below in the 'policies.json' text file:

{
"policies": {
"DisableAppUpdate": true,
"DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
"FirefoxHome": {
"Search": true,
"TopSites": false,
"Highlights": false,
"Pocket": false,
"Snippets": false,
"Locked": true
},
"DisableFirefoxAccounts": true,
"DisablePocket": true,
"DisableTelemetry": true,
"DontCheckDefaultBrowser": true,
"SearchBar": "separate"
} }

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 by: Nic - Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:39 UTC

On 8/20/22 4:33 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
> This may help some... I did it and it does work.
>
> * An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update Requests *
>
> https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_Make_Mozilla_Firefox_Stop_Nagging_You_About_Updates_And_Other_Annoying_Idiocy
>
>
> Create the file 'policies.json' and put in: /etc/firefox/policies/
>
> Paste the code below in the 'policies.json' text file:
>
> {
> "policies": {
> "DisableAppUpdate": true,
> "DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
> "FirefoxHome": {
> "Search": true,
> "TopSites": false,
> "Highlights": false,
> "Pocket": false,
> "Snippets": false,
> "Locked": true
> },
> "DisableFirefoxAccounts": true,
> "DisablePocket": true,
> "DisableTelemetry": true,
> "DontCheckDefaultBrowser": true,
> "SearchBar": "separate"
> }
> }

The only reference to an update appears in my update manager. FF has
never asked me to update.

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 by: Dr. Noah Bodie - Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:53 UTC

On 08/20/2022 05:39 PM, Nic wrote:
> On 8/20/22 4:33 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
>> This may help some... I did it and it does work.
>>
>> * An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update Requests *
>>
>> https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_Make_Mozilla_Firefox_Stop_Nagging_You_About_Updates_And_Other_Annoying_Idiocy
>>
>>
>> Create the file 'policies.json' and put in: /etc/firefox/policies/
>>
>> Paste the code below in the 'policies.json' text file:
>>
>> {
>> "policies": {
>> "DisableAppUpdate": true,
>> "DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
>> "FirefoxHome": {
>> "Search": true,
>> "TopSites": false,
>> "Highlights": false,
>> "Pocket": false,
>> "Snippets": false,
>> "Locked": true
>> },
>> "DisableFirefoxAccounts": true,
>> "DisablePocket": true,
>> "DisableTelemetry": true,
>> "DontCheckDefaultBrowser": true,
>> "SearchBar": "separate"
>> }
>> }

> The only reference to an update appears in my update manager. FF has
> never asked me to update.

That's because the repo installs the latest version. This is for people
who don't use the repo to install FF but instead choose to download the
file and run it from their desktop.

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 by: Nic - Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:01 UTC

On 8/20/22 4:53 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
> On 08/20/2022 05:39 PM, Nic wrote:
>> On 8/20/22 4:33 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:
>>> This may help some... I did it and it does work.
>>>
>>> * An Easy Way To Stop Firefox Update Requests *
>>>
>>> https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_Make_Mozilla_Firefox_Stop_Nagging_You_About_Updates_And_Other_Annoying_Idiocy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Create the file 'policies.json' and put in: /etc/firefox/policies/
>>>
>>> Paste the code below in the 'policies.json' text file:
>>>
>>> {
>>> "policies": {
>>> "DisableAppUpdate": true,
>>> "DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
>>> "FirefoxHome": {
>>> "Search": true,
>>> "TopSites": false,
>>> "Highlights": false,
>>> "Pocket": false,
>>> "Snippets": false,
>>> "Locked": true
>>> },
>>> "DisableFirefoxAccounts": true,
>>> "DisablePocket": true,
>>> "DisableTelemetry": true,
>>> "DontCheckDefaultBrowser": true,
>>> "SearchBar": "separate"
>>> }
>>> }
>
>> The only reference to an update appears in my update manager. FF has
>> never asked me to update.
>
> That's because the repo installs the latest version. This is for
> people who don't use the repo to install FF but instead choose to
> download the file and run it from their desktop.

Something does not make sense to me. How does a repository install FF to
a place where it is available to install on your primary machine/user?

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