[Mozilla Enterprise] Extensions system wide: policy vs. browser/extensions

[Mike Kaply]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 1:25 AM, Thomas Besser <thomas.besser at kit.edu>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> since a long time I'm distributing addons system wide with Firefox ESR on
> Windows through copying the unpacked and renamed extension to
> "$InstallDir$/browser/extensions" (following scenario 2 from
> https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/09/integrating-add-ons-into-firefox/
> except the changed path). It still working with FF ESR 60.
>
> Trying to do the same with the new policy "Extensions" (
> https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md).
>
> With an URL it does work. It is not clear to me, how a "path" have to look
> like. "//path/to/xpi" is what? Please give an example. Can it be local on
> the client computer? E.g. "c:\$InstallDir$\some-directory\some-addon.xpi"
>

Yes, it is the path on the local computer.


>
> I saw a difference that over policies the extension is installed by the
> user (he can deactivate _and_ delete it, if not locked). With the other way
> he only can 'deactivate' it.
>

You can use the Extension->Locked policy and then the extension can't be
removed or disabled.


>
> What is planned for the future? Will the first way stay in parallel to the
> policy? Or will it be 'deprecated'.
>

That mechanism was never an officially supported install mechanism, so I
can't speak to its future.


>
> Regards
> Thomas
>
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