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| From | Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.firefox |
| Subject | Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened |
| Date | 2026-04-25 21:40 +0200 |
| Organization | Tschorkauer Zwetschgen-Pressen-Museum |
| Message-ID | <69ED18B9.9080100@backwurst.de> (permalink) |
| References | <10sinht$tpvi$1@dont-email.me> <10sj07r$k5h0$1@paganini.bofh.team> <10sj0vm$10uuq$1@dont-email.me> |
The Real Bev wrote:
> On 4/25/26 11:13, R Daneel Olivaw wrote:
>> The Real Bev wrote:
>>> In spite of the policies.json file which has worked before. Is there a
>>> new method to stop updates, or are we just hosed?
>>
>> I'd take a look at about:policies (under 149 or 150) and see what policy
>> it suggests. Mozilla have changed this setting's name before and it
>> would not be a total shock if they changed it again.
>
> 149 is gone. 150 says "The Enterprise Policies service is inactive."
>
> policies.json is listed in the Documentation List and is exactly what I
> have.
>
> ============
> policies.json
>
> {
> "policies": {
> "DisableAppUpdate": true | false
> }
> }
> =============
If this is literally what you have as "policies.json" there's no wonder
it doesn't work. You've got to set *either* true *or* false.
> Is there perhaps a different location from firefox/distribution now?
All that doesn't matter if you installed Firefox as a regular packet in
a Linux system. In this case updates are managed by the system and not
by Firefox itself. So a "policies.json" file is obsolete.
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Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-28 08:36 +0000
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-04-28 12:35 +0000
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened Retirednoguilt <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.invalid> - 2026-04-28 15:42 -0400
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-28 01:14 +0000
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-04-28 02:51 +0000
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-04-28 12:51 -0700
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2026-05-08 15:06 -0500
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-26 22:27 -0400
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-28 01:12 +0000
Re: Unwanted update to 150 just happened Retirednoguilt <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.invalid> - 2026-04-27 13:24 -0400
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