Firefox Auto-Updates

Cluster focuses on Firefox's automatic update mechanisms, including how to disable them, issues with updates overwriting settings, package manager alternatives, and comparisons to other browsers.

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creata Feb 8, 2023 View on HN

Sorry if you've considered this (or if you just wanted to vent) but maybe installing Firefox through a package manager would help you control when it updates.

jamienicol Oct 14, 2022 View on HN

Download firefox from the mozilla website instead of using the ubuntu package and this won't happen. Or disable auto upgrades.

tim1994 Aug 10, 2023 View on HN

I don't know how Chrome handles this but Firefox won't install the update without the user confirming it.

bzbarsky Sep 27, 2011 View on HN

Firefox auto-updates. Where does this idea that it doesn't come from?

misiek08 Nov 26, 2025 View on HN

Make sure to update and restart Firefox.

Larrikin Jun 21, 2018 View on HN

Turn off automatic updates. You'll get prompted when you open Firefox instead.

iaml Dec 4, 2018 View on HN

Firefox does this too, see Mozilla Maintenance Service.

jakub_g Oct 14, 2022 View on HN

Go to Firefox settings and disable auto-update? `about:config` > `app.update.auto: false`

vezycash Sep 25, 2018 View on HN

With firefox, you can disable extension auto updates.

0xbadcafebee May 23, 2021 View on HN

So, Firefox should stop updating itself?