[Mozilla Enterprise] Install/Uninstall/Update distribution

[Paul Kosinski]

Version 68 really should be able to read old database files from before
version 60. Obviously the conversion is possible, since the two step
upgrade works (I presume).

Otherwise, I can easily see some users trying to go from (e.g.) 52 to
68, losing years of bookmarks and then saying: "Firefox is junk, I'm
switching to Chrome".


On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:33:52 -0800
Mike Kaply <mkaply at mozilla.com> wrote:

> 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> 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
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 5:50 AM James M. Pulver <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
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > *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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> >> > dstreich.girona.ics at gencat.cat
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