I created a few WebExtensions for Firefox that are for personal use. However, now that I want to start using them I find that there is a fairly cumbersome signing process. Because these plugins are for my own use only, and will not leave my computer, I prefer to install them without having to go through the signing process. What is the easiest way to do this?
I have tried to install an unsigned package (just like this question). However, even though I set xpinstall.signatures.required to false in my about:config, Firefox still doesn't let me install this plugin. However, I now read that I must have Developer Edition, Nightly, or ESR version for this to work. So, with a regular Firefox edition (version 50), what is the easiest way to get this done?
If I go to about:debugging then I can install my plugins just fine and they work great, so I was thinking perhaps there is a way to automate this and always activate them through about:debugging upon starting Firefox?
You can sign your extension but keep it unlisted, you describe this as "cumbersome" but without any elaboration...
You can also disable signing in the unbranded Firefox builds:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds
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I'm working on a project where I need a firefox-esr version 52.9.0 or lower on a Debian 9 but when I check firefox-version with apt-cache policy firefox-esr I only have 60.x versions available.
I've tried so many things to downgrade my actual version or to download directly the 52.9.0 version like using dpkg -i and mozilla ftp, ppa list such as jonathonf's one without success.
I'm really looking for help to finally have this 52.9.0 firefox's version I need so if anyone have a secret solution, I'm taking it :)
I feel your pain... I too want to keep my legacy XUL browser. Here's how to do
it...
Goto: https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/
Download the release for your machine architecture...
Disable your internet connection !important
Install FF52.9.0esr
goto [about:config]
Start Firefox and Type [app.update.] into the searchbar
Toggle the options to [false] for all boolian [app.update] entries
Now your Firefox won't (silently) auto-update to the latest esr the minute you go online.
For me, this was necessary to regain use of the 130+ "legacy" xul addons that I've
come to depend on over the years... addons that Mozilla, in its infinite wisdom
has removed from addons.mozilla.org thus being dorks about user preference. Well
here's how to get around this too.
Goto: https://legacycollector.org/firefox-addons/
Install whichever XUL extension you like.
Hope this solves your issue.
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selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: Can't load the profile. Profile Dir: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\2\tmpc2_p3ubt If you specified a log_file in the FirefoxBinary constructor, check it for details.
When I try to run my Python script, Firefox is timing out. Does anyone have any suggestions on which versions i need to match?
Uninstall current firefox version than Download Firefox from this link https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/46.0.1/win64-EME-free/en-GB/Firefox%20Setup%2046.0.1.exe and then try again
Note : you have to uncheck automatic upgrade of firefox after install of 46 using below setps:
Goto Options
Goto advance
Under Firefox updates: Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk)
If you want to run on firefox >= 48 then you need to upgrade to selenium 3beta. https://seleniumhq.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/announcing-selenium-3-0-beta1/
It wont and its a known issue, Refer thread here
https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/2559
Can't fix.
In Firefox 48, Mozilla requires extensions to be signed. They have
refused to sign Selenium's Firefox driver extension (webdriver.xpi).
Feel free to contact them and/or log an issue for them at
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org
The way forward now is to use GeckoDriver. Which is now the default
implementation used in 3.0-beta
This issue has been known as a long time coming, I highly recommend
pinning your automation to use Firefox 45 ESR until a release of using
GeckoDriver/marionette is stable enough for your tests.
Gecko Driver is a way forward.
I'm running some Robot Framework integration tests with Firefox 21.0 for Ubuntu. Recently my Firefox was updated and now it always pops up a prompt about incompatible add-ons when it starts. That's unacceptable, as then the tests cannot continue. The prompt looks like this:
There are several instructions about this on the web, but they are all either for some old version of Firefox or for some similar but not the same situation (like when Firefox asks whether to disable 3rd party plugins), or they require one to disable the compatibility check for each version of each add-on separately, so none of them seem to work. How do I get rid of the prompt for good?
Find the prefs.js file from your Firefox profile directory, then add this line into it:
user_pref("extensions.showMismatchUI", false);
Presto! No more warnings about incompatible add-ons.
I want to ask you if there is an alternative to the project of Mozilla byob (build your own browser, shut down recently).
If someone made it something similar maybe with Firefox or another browser.
There is the CCK Wizard that allows various Firefox customizations. You don't get an actual Firefox build but an extension. One way to deploy that extension on a machine would be adding it to the Windows registry which will automatically install it into all Firefox profiles on the particular machine. One could also modify a Firefox installer to include that extension but that is somewhat more complicated.
I have a c project built into a .webplugin that works when I install it manually (i.e. copy it to the Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder) but how do I get this to users who visit the web site most expediently? From my investigation it sounds like one must build an installer that a user must download (as with flash, quicktime).
-Is there any way for it to install via the browser (Safari) as Activex controls do in IE?
-If I must build an installer, how would I begin?
-If I must use an installer, is there any way to detect if the plugin is already installed so that I can prompt the user accordingly?
Thanks very, very much for your time. This has been such a thorn in my side!
Is there any way for it to install via the browser (Safari) as Activex controls do in IE?
No. IE no longer supports this behavior for ActiveX anyway, as allowing any web site to install software on a user's computer is a massive security vulnerability.
Note in general that requiring an Internet Plugin to view your site will end up turning away a lot of viewers. Unless your web application has some really unusual needs, I'd question whether this is necessary -- JavaScript is capable of some really impressive things nowadays.
If I must build an installer, how would I begin?
Start here: PackageMaker User Guide (Mac OS X Developer Library)
If I must use an installer, is there any way to detect if the plugin is already installed so that I can prompt the user accordingly?
If you build an installer using PackageMaker, I believe the installer will detect this situation automatically.