On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 11:37 AM Kris Lou via Enterprise < [email protected]> wrote:
> To summarize the workflow (because this potentially affects Thunderbird as > well, and that's definitely my use case): > * Deploy Extension.xpi to an accessible file location (i.e. > %PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\extensions, since it's apparently not used > anymore) > * Install via Extension Policy > * Configure via ExtensionSettings, specifying installation_mode and the > local install_url to the absolute path to the deployed extension. > ** "file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/extensions/<extension>.xpi" > (as it looks like Environmental Variables aren't valid with file URIs) > * Configure updates via ExtensionUpdate: false > > My followup questions are: > 1) If ExtensionSettings.installation_mode = force_installed, then > specifying Extension.Locked is redundant? > Yes. ExtensionSettings does everything the old settings did and more. > 2) With the above scenario, is it necessary to specify > ExtensionSettings.install_sources? about:addons, AMO, and local path? (Same > question about allowed_types) > You don't need any install_sources. install_sources are only needed if you are letting the user install an extension from a website. If you specify an install_url, it will be installed. > 3) If ExtensionUpdate:false is specified, then user-installed extensions > from AMO will also NOT update? > Correct. > > The ideal/previous scenario is that I have extensions that I want to > control deployment and versioning, but would also like to allow users to > install to their own profile as needed. For example, deploy uBlock, but > let's say that a user wants to install a Zoom extension or a theme? In this > scenario, I'd prefer to control uBlock, but allow the user's extensions to > update automatically. (Hypothetical; I'm much more concerned with TB > extensions than FF, but the point stands). > There's really no way to do that. We can't block updates for individual extensions. > > On the other hand, <sigh> that's not how Chrome handles it. And I'm > coming around to that as well. With the holidays coming up (and extra > COVID weight already in place), we can't always have our cake and eat it > too. > > > Kris Lou > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Enterprise mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise > > To unsubscribe from this list, please visit > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to > [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe" >
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