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Re: Can't install addons for firefox

From	Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Can't install addons for firefox
Date	2019-05-06 00:20 +0200
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On 05/05/2019 21:30, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> On Sun, May 05, 2019 at 10:52:56AM +1200, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
>> Setting about:config / xpinstall.signatures.required to false fixed
>> extensions for me for firefox 66.0.1-1 amd64 on Debian sid and for Firefox
>> 66.0.2 on Android. I needed to restart Firefox on Debian.
> When I tried that yesterday, it allowed extensions to be reinstalled
> (yes, I was one of those who tried to fix this problem by uninstalling
> and reinstalling my extensions), but not all plugins actually worked in
> this state.  Most notably, NoScript displayed no icon on the toolbar
> (just a blank space with a tooltip) and did not appear to actually do
> anything.  Its settings were also inaccessible, both through the
> (missing) popup menu and via the list of installed add-ons (in which
> case I got a blank grey page with an endless "loading" spinner
> animation).
> Based on this, it appears that xpinstall.signatures.required may be no
> more than a partial solution.  (Although it's also possible that
> something may have been broken in the uninstall/reinstall process.)

My prexisting NoScript installation works correctly after setting 
xpinstall.signatures.required to false, including Add On preferences 
page and toolbar icon. I did not uninstall/reinstall.

Kind regards,

-- 
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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