[Mozilla Enterprise] Install/Uninstall/Update distribution
Timo Pietilä
timo.pietila at helsinki.fi
Thu Nov 21 15:15:06 UTC 2019
Not everything can be done with policies.jso/GPO yet, so mixed system
with autoconfig and those are usually required if your current
autoconfig is a bit complex. Main thing that absolutely requires
policies.json/GPO is denying FF update. Those preferences are
removed/have no effect in 68 so you can't use autoconfig for that.
Pretty much everything else in basic pref-setting autoconfig still works.
I would add the MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES=1 with GPO in users registry well
before updating so you avoid extra profile mess.
Timo Pietilä
On 21.11.2019 15.36, Dimas Streich (Informàtica Trueta) wrote:
> Thx for the answers. So...
>
> - In all cases (new versions, x32 to x64, ...) you recommend to
> uninstall the actual version prior to install the new one (so never
> updating).
>
> - To migrate 52 to 68 I need to install first version 60. Is it possible
> to update the profile without user interaction or I've to install 60,
> wait users to open Firefox, and after that install 68? How can I do it
> with SCCM?
>
> - To avoid problems with new profiles I need to set the
> MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES. How do you do it with SCCM? Executing a script with
> a "SET MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES=1" for example?
>
> - Actually we use AutoConfig and I'd like to migrate to Group Policies
> or use policies.json.
> With AutoConfig and batch scripting it's possible to detect the Firefox
> version and do different things depending on it (for example installing
> one or another extensions for compatible reasons). Is it possible with
> new methods?
> - Before the end of the migrating process we will have some computers
> with version 52, others with 60 and others with 68. Which problems can I
> have? Do you think is it better to continue using AutoConfig before we
> have all computers migrated to version 68?
> - Now we've the autoconfig file (mozilla.cfg) in a shared web server, so
> every computer load before starting. If we need to change a preference
> is very easy, and we only need to modify mozilla.cfg and restart
> Firefox. Is it not possible to have the policies.json file in a shared
> web server like this?
>
> Do you think this could be a good migrating process?
> 1. Uninstall 52 > Install 60
> 2. Uninstall 60 > Install 68 x64
> 3. Remove AutoConfig and use GPO
>
> Thx!
>
> El 20/11/2019 a les 18:33, Mike Kaply ha escrit:
>> Yeah, definitely need to go to 60 before 68 or you will lose
>> history/bookmarks (changes to the database).
>>
>> And if you uninstall 32/reinstall 64, the directory name will be an
>> issue unless you use Program Files (x86) for both.
>>
>> I did add a GPO for LegacyProfiles for Windows only. Other platforms,
>> you need to set the environment variable
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 8:55 AM Kris Lou via Enterprise
>> <enterprise at mozilla.org <mailto:enterprise at mozilla.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Also, the change to x64 will likely run afoul of "one profiles per
>> installation," where by installing to a different location
>> (%programfiles% vs %programfiles(x86)%) will cause Firefox to
>> create a NEW user profile, per user. Setting the environmental
>> variable "MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES" (to 1, or anything) will avoid
>> this, but I don't recall if it made it to GPO.
>>
>> Kris Lou
>> klou at themusiclink.net <mailto:klou at themusiclink.net>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 5:50 AM James M. Pulver
>> <jmp242 at cornell.edu <mailto:jmp242 at cornell.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> I will say, I had major profile issues going on (one) PC from
>> ESR52 to
>> 68. You need to have v60 migrate the user profiles before
>> going to 68 or
>> will need to delete all the user profiles before going to 68.
>>
>> --
>> James Pulver
>> CLASSE Computer Group
>> Cornell University
>>
>> On 11/20/19 7:22 AM, Dimas Streich (Informàtica Trueta) wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Actually we've Firefox 52 ESR installed on over a 1500 PCs
>> and I want to
>> > update to 68 ESR.
>> >
>> > When distributing Firefox with SCCM, is it more secure to
>> update
>> > previous version by installing the new version over it, or
>> is it better
>> > to previously uninstall the old version? I've read people
>> doing one or
>> > other thing, but is there an official recommendation?
>> >
>> > Plus that, I'd like to update the x32 versions to x64 where
>> is possible.
>> > In this case, is it always better to uninstall the x32 version?
>> >
>> > Thx
>> > --
>> >
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> *Dimas Streich i Colomeda
> * Unitat de Tecnologies de la Informació i Comunicació
> Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta
> Institut Català de la Salut Girona
> Departament de Salut | Generalitat de Catalunya
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> còpia sense autorització està prohibida en virtut de la legislació
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