commit 09754cb550795da768797d63dd57bc732f268c65 Author: David Fifield <david@bamsoftware.com> Date: Sun Aug 25 19:10:29 2019 -0600 New way to disable updates in headless Firefox (63+). https://bugs.torproject.org/29611 app.update.enabled doesn't exist anymore: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420514 --- webextension/firefox-user.js | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/webextension/firefox-user.js b/webextension/firefox-user.js index fa13a9c..b6786c9 100644 --- a/webextension/firefox-user.js +++ b/webextension/firefox-user.js @@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ user_pref("toolkit.startup.max_resumed_crashes", -1); // Don't raise software update windows in this browser instance. // https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/14203 user_pref("app.update.enabled", false); +// Firefox 63 removed the app.update.enabled pref. Instead, set the update check +// interval very high and otherwise neuter it as much as possible. +// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420514 +user_pref("app.update.interval", 999999999); // don't check for updates +user_pref("app.update.auto", false); // if downloaded, don't automatically install +user_pref("app.update.doorhanger", false); // don't show an update notice in the UI // Set a failsafe blackhole proxy of 127.0.0.1:9, to prevent network interaction // in case the user manages to open this profile with a normal browser UI (i.e.,