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> You can spend quite some time configuring firefox not to check for update Yeah I tried doing this once. I searched about:config for any mention of `mozilla.o
by ______- 5y ago
> You can spend quite some time configuring firefox not to check for update
Yeah I tried doing this once. I searched about:config for any mention of `mozilla.org` and deleted it. It still pinged Mozilla looking for an update.
You're probably wondering why I wanted to disable updates, well I have a few toy browsers I don't want updated because I like the specific version and some addons I have are not compatible with newer Firefox (due to the webextensions overhaul).
My solution was to use an older version of Waterfox (Waterfox Classic) which still supports older addons. I also use Palemoon for oldskool extension support, but don't use it as my main browser for obvious reasons.
- circularfoyers 5y agoSetting "app.update.auto" to false in about:config would have prevented Firefox from updating to the new release.
- ______- 5y agoI'm aware of this setting, and choosing to disable auto updates where Firefox let's you choose to update can be done in the preferences pane. What I meant is that if you remove all references to `mozilla.org` you still receive updates as though they hard-coded the Mozilla URL because they really don't want people disabling updates.