• mozilla "updates"

    From J@J@M to news.software.readers on Fri Jun 27 23:35:41 2025
    From Newsgroup: news.software.readers


    i prefer to download updates on my own schedule, especially when automatic updates
    (to any program, not only firefox) become too frequent, unexpected or inconvenient
    as seems especially evident the case of mozilla firefox (and thunderbird, although
    some users may depend on automatic updates), i'd recommend a more relaxed approach...

    uncheck "install updates":
    firefox > tools > settings > general > automatically install updates (recommended)

    switch to "check for updates":
    firefox > tools > settings > general > check for updates but let you choose to install them

    this way, the most current firefox update (currently "140.0.2") can be downloaded
    anytime with a simple mouse click . . . avoiding needless interruptions from bots

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