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Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?
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Thank you,
Jo-Anne
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On 3/29/2026 4:27 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Or is the release number shown the one I already have? Which would mean Firefox isn't showing me the
release number I'll get when I update...
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Jo-Anne
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Jo-Anne wrote:

On 3/29/2026 4:27 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Or is the release number shown the one I already have? Which would mean Firefox isn't showing me the
release number I'll get when I update...

Everything about your actual Firefox: "about:support" in the url field.
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On 3/29/2026 5:11 PM, Frank Miller wrote:

Jo-Anne wrote:

On 3/29/2026 4:27 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Or is the release number shown the one I already have? Which would mean Firefox isn't showing me the
release number I'll get when I update...

Everything about your actual Firefox: "about:support" in the url field.

Thank you! Turns out Firefox is showing me my current release, not the one I'm supposed to update
to. It used to show both.
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Jo-Anne
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On 29/03/2026 23:25, Jo-Anne wrote:

On 3/29/2026 5:11 PM, Frank Miller wrote:

Jo-Anne wrote:

On 3/29/2026 4:27 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I
checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update
to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the
release number I'm currently on?

Or is the release number shown the one I already have? Which would
mean Firefox isn't showing me the
release number I'll get when I update...

Everything about your actual Firefox: "about:support" in the url field.

Thank you! Turns out Firefox is showing me my current release, not the
one I'm supposed to update to. It used to show both.

You must have blocked updates using the policies.json file. These
newsgroups are notorious for making suggestions without considering the consequences, especially when the user is not very tech-savvy.

Help >> About window will tell you if you have blocked updates. It
normally says "Updates disabled by your organisation."

You should really be using version 140.9.0esr (64 bit) but if you are
still using Windows 7 then don't bother because Mozilla has given up on
those users!




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Moz User wrote:

Help >> About window will tell you if you have blocked updates. It
normally says "Updates disabled by your organisation."

My linux 149.0 says "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

gglAIov says:

The "Firefox is being updated by another instance"
error occurs when multiple Firefox profiles or instances are running simultaneously, causing a conflict because only one can manage
updates. To fix this, close all Firefox windows and restart it, or
ensure only one profile is active.

... but -1- I don't understand that; and -2- just closing, restarting,
logging out, doesn't remedy the condition.
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Mike Easter
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On 03/29/2026 8:36 PM, Mike Easter wrote:

Moz User wrote:

Help >> About window will tell you if you have blocked updates. It
normally says "Updates disabled by your organisation."

My linux 149.0 says "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

gglAIov says:

The "Firefox is being updated by another instance"
error occurs when multiple Firefox profiles or instances are running
simultaneously, causing a conflict because only one can manage
updates. To fix this, close all Firefox windows and restart it, or
ensure only one profile is active.

... but -1- I don't understand that; and -2- just closing, restarting, logging out, doesn't remedy the condition.

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On 30/03/2026 01:36, Mike Easter wrote:

My linux 149.0 says "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

I'm not surprised, given that you're using either Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
These operating systems have their own update mechanisms from the
official repository. However, if you uninstall Firefox from the system
and reinstall it using DEB files downloaded from the official Mozilla
website, you will bypass the update mechanism and be able to control the timing and method of updates.

Let me know if you want to do this, but 149.0 isn't that outdated.






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On 30/03/2026 03:04, Moz User wrote:

On 30/03/2026 01:36, Mike Easter wrote:

My linux 149.0 says "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

I'm not surprised, given that you're using either Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
These operating systems have their own update mechanisms from the
official repository. However, if you uninstall Firefox from the system
and reinstall it using DEB files downloaded from the official Mozilla website, you will bypass the update mechanism and be able to control the timing and method of updates.

Linux Mint's Update Manager preferences also allows you to choose what
to do with updates. You can install automatically or just get notified
and you choose if/when to update. You can also choose to block specific packages if you don't want a particular update. I tend to use Deb files
only if LM doesn't have a particular piece of software I want to use
(such as only having a Flatpak version), or it's a very old version in
the LM repo and hasn't been updated for a long time.

Let me know if you want to do this, but 149.0 isn't that outdated.

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Jeff
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Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found the only release number there to be the one I
was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

I was surprised the about screen didn't tell you ...

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Moz User wrote:

Mike Easter wrote:

My linux 149.0 says "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

I'm not surprised, given that you're using either Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
These operating systems have their own update mechanisms from the
official repository. However, if you uninstall Firefox from the system
and reinstall it using DEB files downloaded from the official Mozilla website, you will bypass the update mechanism and be able to control the timing and method of updates.

Let me know if you want to do this, but 149.0 isn't that outdated.

The above report isn't about my 'daily driver' LM, but a particular
strategy I employed to most easily get a 'fresh' 149.0 because I wanted
to see its operation of vpn/proxy.

I booted a live Sparky rolling, which means that it is based on Debian testing. I can't remember exactly was was the v. of default Ffx, but in
its repo/s were both a 'Sparky' Ffx and a Moz ffx (newest) which Moz was 149.0. That's how I acquired 149.0 from the repo/s; BUT it did NOT have
the vpn/proxy.

I tho't I might be able to get some kind of 'updated' 149.x.x, say
149.0.a or whatever; meanwhile, because of the above msg, I decided to completely uninstall the 'original' default Ffx 14x so its own profile
could not trigger the above msg in the newest Moz Ffx.

In any case, I couldn't get rid of that 'refusal' to update and I
couldn't get a Ffx 149.0 w/ vpn/proxy in spite of the fact that I'm in
the .us.

Now I'm thinking that 'uninstalling' the default Ffx might not be 'good enough' -- maybe I should delete its profile as a separate operation.
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Mike Easter
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:27:56 -0500, Jo-Anne <Jo-Anne@nowhere.com>
wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

My FF has an "Update to ...." highlighted box in the "About" pop-up
window with a release number and, on the line below that box, it tells
me what release I'm on.

The latter bit is easy to miss. :)

J.
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:02:39 +0100, Moz User <moz.user@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 29/03/2026 23:25, Jo-Anne wrote:

On 3/29/2026 5:11 PM, Frank Miller wrote:

Jo-Anne wrote:

On 3/29/2026 4:27 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I
checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update >>>>> to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the
release number I'm currently on?

Or is the release number shown the one I already have? Which would
mean Firefox isn't showing me the
release number I'll get when I update...

Everything about your actual Firefox: "about:support" in the url field.

Thank you! Turns out Firefox is showing me my current release, not the
one I'm supposed to update to. It used to show both.

You must have blocked updates using the policies.json file. These
newsgroups are notorious for making suggestions without considering the >consequences, especially when the user is not very tech-savvy.

Help >> About window will tell you if you have blocked updates. It
normally says "Updates disabled by your organisation."

You should really be using version 140.9.0esr (64 bit) but if you are
still using Windows 7 then don't bother because Mozilla has given up on >those users!

Mozzy still sends us "Update this!" nags.

I never did get around to turning off the JSON thingy but thank you
for reminding me.

J.




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On 3/30/2026 5:27 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Without reading other replies: a text search in about:config should
help, for example, "version"! :)
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/ v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
/( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:49:14 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 5:27 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Without reading other replies: a text search in about:config should
help, for example, "version"! :)

Hey, that's sort of fun. I get thousands of entries including these:


extensions.lastPlatformVersion 115.29.0 extensions.skype_toolbar.version 6.10.0.13089 extensions.webExtensionsMinPlatformVersion 42.0a1 extensions.{ccccc-cccc-47ec-a1f4-cccccccccc}.sdk.version 6.3.1 gecko.handlerService.defaultHandlersVersion 1 general.document_open_conversion_depth_limit 20 gfx-shader-check.build-version 20251006123207

I suspect that the last one parses to a date and time down to the
nearest second?

Cool, but pretty useless. :)

J.



P.S. I've got Skype? Or I *had* Skype once and its bits have been
carried over? Also, I munged one for reasons of paranoia and just to
wind up anyone who cares. :)

Oh, I'm *sane*!

sanity-test.version 20251006123207

Or I was, once, last year.




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Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

On 3/30/2026 5:27 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Without reading other replies: a text search in about:config should
help, for example, "version"! :)

Because you didn't read it: about:support is what you want in this case.
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John wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:49:14 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 5:27 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Without reading other replies: a text search in about:config should
help, for example, "version"! :)

Hey, that's sort of fun. I get thousands of entries including these:

[..snip..]
More fun for you under about:about
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On 3/31/2026 10:05 PM, Frank Miller wrote:

Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

Without reading other replies: a text search in about:config should
help, for example, "version"! :)

Because you didn't read it: about:support is what you want in this case.

I remember an older term from IBM I think: helpdesk! :)
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/ v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!
/( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:06:11 +0200, Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee>
wrote:

John wrote:

On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:49:14 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
<toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2026 5:27 AM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Without reading other replies: a text search in about:config should >>>help, for example, "version"! :)

Hey, that's sort of fun. I get thousands of entries including these: >[..snip..]

More fun for you under about:about

Nah, that's just a Wiki Disambiguation page type thingy.
About:support has fun stuff.

J.


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On 3/29/2026 4:27 PM, Jo-Anne wrote:

Related to my earlier question about possible Firefox malware, I checked "About Firefox" and found
the only release number there to be the one I was supposed to update to. In the past, "About" also
showed the release number I was on. Is there a way to see the release number I'm currently on?

Thank you, everyone. About:support worked. It turns out, though, that the Firefox updater was
showing my current release but didn't tell me what version it wanted to update to.
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Jo-Anne
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