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Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings

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From Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee>
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Subject Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings
Date Tue, 8 Apr 2025 23:15:53 +0200
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Frank Miller wrote:
> Jackson Durmott wrote:
>> On 4/8/25 2:22 PM, Dave Royal wrote:
> [..snip..]
>>> 
>>> And in answer to your original question - how to stop the use
>>>   changing the options for an addon - I don't know of a way. You
>>>   could ask the addon author.
>> 
>> Yes, the author has a Github where users can post issues.  If it's 
>> anything like I have experienced in the past with other programs, my 
>> issue would probably never be addressed at all.
> 
> How about making the files and\or folders regarding this addon read only?

P.S.: you could combine this with creating guest account on that PC.
You can configure that account to your likings and everything will be
reset and cleaned after logout.
It's very simple, BTDT:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/hacks-mint.html#ID1

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any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> - 2025-04-08 06:18 -0400
  Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-04-08 15:05 +0100
    Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> - 2025-04-08 12:59 -0400
      Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-04-08 19:22 +0100
        Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> - 2025-04-08 15:11 -0400
          Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-04-08 22:34 +0200
            Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-04-08 23:15 +0200
        Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-04-08 21:54 +0100
  Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-11 05:57 +0000

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