Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
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Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
i get this for addons installed from desktop, or tweaked:
"this add-on could not be installed because it has not been verified"
Besides using firefox esr which is an less up to date version, does anyone have a fix
to get rid of the special castrating feature of recent firefox releases that disallow
xpi files to be downloaded from the desktop fo tweaked ones & even to disable them
when they're tweaked after installation in the archive found in extensions folder ?
I'm running ff 55.0.2
& seting to false all references containing the string "xpinstall" in about:config
or installing checkcompatibility2 didn't help..
they're disabled when i install signed addons & then tweak them in the extensions folde.
even if i remove the folder mf inf or domething like that from the xpi archive.
"this add-on could not be installed because it has not been verified"
Besides using firefox esr which is an less up to date version, does anyone have a fix
to get rid of the special castrating feature of recent firefox releases that disallow
xpi files to be downloaded from the desktop fo tweaked ones & even to disable them
when they're tweaked after installation in the archive found in extensions folder ?
I'm running ff 55.0.2
& seting to false all references containing the string "xpinstall" in about:config
or installing checkcompatibility2 didn't help..
they're disabled when i install signed addons & then tweak them in the extensions folde.
even if i remove the folder mf inf or domething like that from the xpi archive.
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
Why would that bother you, of all people?delicacy1 wrote:Besides using firefox esr which is an less up to date version
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (attrib.)
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
signing is mandatory, it was explained many times why and how.~forget it, thx~
to be more helpfull - you speak about which extension?
to be more helpfull - you speak about which extension?
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
#KeepFightingMichael and Alex.
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thank you, edit.
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
#KeepFightingMichael and Alex.
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
The comments section isn't very encouraging, but this hack might be worth a try: http://winaero.com/blog/disable-add-on- ... and-above/
EDIT: Alternatively, Waterfox 55.0.1 (when released) might offer some hope: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/16/water ... cy-addons/
EDIT: Alternatively, Waterfox 55.0.1 (when released) might offer some hope: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/16/water ... cy-addons/
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
we should not encourage people to undermine firefox security with dubious hacks. and it needs special access to program files and in some cases it wont work people try to get access with tricks which are not revertable. i wont help for this, i have seen to much trashed system due this. in case of a firefox uninstall/reinstall the hack is gone.
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
Thanks Reflective
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
(WOW! winaero worked. Thank you ! [I wonder why that isn't more widely known?] [Tested with FF 52esr.]
Oh, from the Russian site. Wonder if my memory isn't failing?)
Oh, from the Russian site. Wonder if my memory isn't failing?)
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
Unfortunately there is no hack for Mac.therube wrote:(WOW! winaero worked. Thank you ! [I wonder why that isn't more widely known?] [Tested with FF 52esr.]
Oh, from the Russian site. Wonder if my memory isn't failing?)
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
Maybe there's hope. morat came up with a newer hack for FX 55+RobertJ wrote:Unfortunately there is no hack for Mac.
http://www.largrizzly.net/firefox.html
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
I'm with you. This time. And often.we should not encourage people to undermine firefox security with dubious hacks
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
Bah. A hack given on a Russian site, what could possibly go wrong?The Tinsmith wrote:I'm with you. This time. And often.we should not encourage people to undermine firefox security with dubious hacks
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (attrib.)
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Re: Sick of it - latest ff extension restriction
Trump could invade your computer!Frank Lion wrote:A hack given on a Russian site, what could possibly go wrong?
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