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So at work, my Firefox got automatically updated to 57.0 (Quantum) since I have automatic updates enabled.

Turns out that a lot of add-ons don't work anymore with 57.0, e.g. the session manager and the tab group add-on which I use extensively. It seems that I lost all but the current tab group which I'm not very happy about...

Now, at home I use the same add-ons and I'd like to prevent losing my tab groups so I'm looking for a way to disable automatic updates (which are enabled) before I start Firefox so that I get a chance to save/export my tab groups and find a solution that will work with 57.0 before actually updating to 57.0.

How can I do that?

NassbirneNassbirne

10 Answers

The solution to disable automatic updates without running Firefox is as follows (OS is Windows):

• Edit the file prefs.js, located in %APPDATA%MozillaFirefoxProfilesxyz.default which usually translates toC:UsersusernameAppDataRoamingMozillaFirefoxProfilesxyz.default (Note: username and xyz will vary)
• Make sure the line user_pref('app.update.enabled', false); is present in the file; if it isn't, add it or modify it. Ignore the warning that this file should not be edited
• Save and close the file
• Start and use Firefox without having to worry about automatic updates
• Optional: Note the button 'Check for updates' in the 'About Firefox' dialog box. Of course, DO NOT click it until you are prepared and ready to receive the update

NassbirneNassbirne

An alternative solution to blocking all updates, is to move to a forkof Firefox which will keep the XUL add-on format, now called 'Legacy'by Firefox, while still installing security updates.

Two Firefox forks that keep the legacy add-ons are :

• Waterfox (the one recommended by Mozilla)

I have tried Pale Moon, and it very nicely imported all my add-ons andprofile data. Screen layout was lost and so some small customizationswere still required, but in general this is now an exact duplicate of myFirefox version 56, except that it still does security updates.

harrymcharrymc

Better off changing user_pref('app.update.mode', 1) to 2

WHY

app.update.mode uses an integer value (default 1) to decide the 'behaviour' of updating... if you modify this value you are not:

1. altering the developers code by injecting your own custom code or
2. stopping upgrades altogether

the following is from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Testing

INTEGER - app.update.mode Default: 1 defines the policy by which background downloads are done, and the amount of user prompting that is required: 0 - download all update types (major/minor) without user intervention, regardless of incompatible extensions installed (they should just be disabled after the update restart) 1 - download all update types (major/minor) only if there are no incompatibilities with enabled extensions, prompt with UI otherwise. 2 - download minor updates only, prompt for major updates, regardless of whether or not all enabled extensions are compatible.

an upgrade to quantum is definitely a major upgrade...

Open your Firefox preferences and use the built-in search bar (present since version 56) to look for 'update', then check the option to never update automatically.

That's not recommended though, since you won't get security updates. You can use the latest long-term support release instead: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/organizations/

In Windows 7 I went to AppDataLocalMozillaupdate. In the update folder, delete whatever is there. Also never check your current version in “Help about Firefox” as this will get you back on the the update treadmill again.

Scott

What helped in my case, beside of disabling update in configuration, was just renaming the updater.exe executable in Firefox installation directory.

In case of big errors you can just write simple application that does nothing but restarts Firefox and closes itself, then put it in Firefox directory as updater.exe.

Uninstalling 'Mozilla Maintenance Service' and/or also renaming its binary can also help.

As other users have pointed out, Firefox used to have an about:config option to disable this (called app.update.enabled I think), but the devs no longer trust you so they changed this so auto-updates are hard-coded on. However, if you look at some of the other app.update.* preferences, there is a remaining option the devs overlooked.

They left the app.update.interval option, which specifies the time between auto-updates in seconds. If you set it to some arbitrarily large number, like 432000000, you could make Firefox wait for years, effectively disabling updates. This should be easier and more reliable than having to manually edit some Javascript file which will probably just be reset after the next system package update.

Presumably, the devs will alter or remove this option as well, so the better long term solution is probably to abandon Firefox altogether and use a browser that respects your privacy and doesn't force you to auto-update against your will.

CerinCerin

I believe a method to prevent upgrade when launching your firefox is to disconnect your computer both from wired and wireless connection before launching and delete upgrade folder, then you can change the config.

Also, according to report, Firefox would check for update when you lick the about firefox page even when automatic update is off so that should be avoided.

See also https://support.mozilla.org/zh-CN/questions/1041197

Edit: For your work computer, I am not sure have the firefox update cleared old addon data yet or simply disabled them, if data for those addon are still there then it will be possible that they could be migrated to the ESR version (extended support)that was based on previous firefox and thus legacy extension would still work. See https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/14/how-to-move-firefox-legacy-extensions-to-another-browser/ for how to migrate addon data to the ESR version

Problem: Firefox setting to 'do not check for updates' still updating.

Turns out my Kaspersky Total Security software was set to check and update apps automatically. Every few days, it would check and update firefox.After turning auto updater to off -- voila! no problems.

I made the mistake of letting Firefox update itself to the latest version, and so I lost all my valuable extensions. After trying it for a while, it was obvious to me that I had lost a lot of functionality, so I decided to revert back to version 56.0.2 (latest stable version).

So, if somebody like me, wants to revert back to v.56 without uninstalling and reinstalling a fresh copy, and then prevent automatic updates to v.57, please continue reading.

After looking around to find the best solution to revert back, it seems that the old version can be safely installed on top of the new without losing any settings or add-ons (based on this post).

So, the steps followed were (am using Windows 10 64bit):

1. Made a back-up of my profile folder based on this just in case

2. Downloaded the 64 bit version from filehippo: Firefox v56.0.2 64bit (the 32 bit version is here filehippo: Firefox v56.0.2 32bit) and reinstalled v.56 direct on top of version 57 without previously uninstalling it.

3. Before restarting, I disabled my internet connection (just to prevent Firefox from self-upgrading) and then after launching Firefox 56, I changed the update option as follows
   Tools --> Options --> General --> scroll down to 'Firefox Updates' and check 'Never check for updates (not recommended)' - Other options proposed in this topic might work as well.

4. Shut down and Restart computer (this time with internet connection enabled as usual) and launched Firefox 56, which had all the settings, extensions and add-ons intact as before upgrading.

I am using v.56.0.2 without problems for a week now (of course I don't touch 'check for updates' in Help --> About Firefox). In case that for any reason, Firefox upgrades itself again to v57, you can repeat the above procedure. Happened to me with my laptop.

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Although I know that I will be left without updates for a while, my decision is to wait until all my critical add-ons and extensions are upgraded for v.57 (and all the 'child diseases' of the new version are eliminated).

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ALL software version info (bokeh, python, notebook, OS, browser, any other relevant packages)

Python version is 3.6.1
Bokeh version is 0.12.14
Browser is Firefox (Quantum) 58.0.2 64bit
Operating System is Windows 10

Issue does NOT appear on browsers:
Chrome Version 64.0.3282.167 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Microsoft Edge 41.16299.248.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.248.16299.0

Description of expected behavior and the observed behavior

Plot draws a single Patch glyph using data from a file (1359 points).
Pan around the plot using the pan tool. Panning should produce minimal lag.
Next, zoom using the scroll-wheel tool so that the rightmost twenty-or-so steps of the plot are visible.
Panning around now produces noticeable lag such that the plot only draws a couple times per second.

The expected behaviour would be no difference in draw lag between different zoom levels.

Furthermore, zooming into the top-left data values does not produce the lag, nor the bottom-left corner.

Complete, minimal, self-contained example code that reproduces the issue

(Note: 'buys', 'amounts', and 'prices' refer to the original use of this plot as a market depth plot.)

'sampledata.txt' is the file containing the json data used to draw the patch glyph; only roughly half the data is used in this example.
Unfortunately I have not been able to reproduce the issue with data generated in any different way.

NOTE: vertically flipping the data (uncomment the list comprehension in the middle) makes the issue disappear. However, subtracting a flat value (8000000) from the data to make the data all negative does not remove the issue.

Stack traceback and/or browser JavaScript console output

Screenshots or screencasts of the bug in action

The 'Paint' event takes significantly longer when the issue is happening.

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Note: I tested the glyph rendering itself in the patch.ts code by using console.time - and no difference was apparent in the time it took to render at either zoom level (both was ~4ms) even when the lag issue was happenning, ie. the issue is at least not in the glyph-specific code.

I'm unsure if the above is clear enough, or even if anyone else will be able to replicate it; but I thought it best to put it in an issue anyway.