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Their new fangled update schedule is highly problematic.

I am using Ubuntu GNU/Linux.

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Under the "Tools" menu, choose "Options," activate the "Advanced" section, then select the "Update" tab; you'll be presented with a myriad of options for disabling or controlling how the updates behave as shown in the screen shot I've included from Firefox v3.6.23 below for your convenience (it looks the same in Firefox v7.0.1, so I'm assuming it isn't any different in Firefox v6.anything).

What problems are you encountering with the update schedule, by the way?

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  • I am on Firefox 6 now on Ubuntu Linux. Under the Update tab, there is no checkbox for Firefox.
    – Geoffrey
    Oct 5, 2011 at 18:27
  • A problem I experienced yesterday is that Firefox 6 does not support Moonlight plugin (Silverlight for Linux).
    – Geoffrey
    Oct 5, 2011 at 18:28
  • I just tried to update Firefox, and it got me up to v3.6.23 (and couldn't detect any newer versions), so I went to the web site and discovered Firefox v7 is available so I installed that. The configuration menus look exactly the same in both of these versions, and so I'm assuming it hasn't changed from v3.6.23 that I was using. (Hmm, I installed Firefox 3 less than 6 months ago, and now they're already up to version 7? Wow!) Oct 5, 2011 at 20:59
  • Like I said, in version 6 on Ubuntu, there is no checkbox for Firefox under the Update tab. I will try to downgrade to Firefox 5, or switch to Chromium (I hope they don't update everyday too).
    – Geoffrey
    Oct 6, 2011 at 7:18
  • I wonder if the option got moved in version 6? It's too bad that the option isn't there. Oct 7, 2011 at 19:51
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Tools -> Options -> Advanced Choose stop checking updates or check Ask me what I want to do

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You can set these prefs in about:config to disable automatic updating:

app.update.auto - false

app.update.enabled - false

app.update.silent - false

Got these from https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1001740

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When installing Firefox, choose the customize radio button instead of default installation may be in 2nd or 3rd screen of the installation wizard and uncheck Mozilla/Firefox maintenance service. It will certainly work.

plus:

app.update.auto - false
app.update.enabled - false
app.update.silent - false

in firefox configuration

plus:

Disable auto update from: Tools->Options->Advanced->Update-> select never check for update

Good luck

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