[ckislam]

Automated deployment of Firefox with extensions, themes, and pre-configuration

http://firefox.dbltree.com/

[andregcasal]

Thanks poster

[ckislam]

check for installed Extensions

Does anyone knows how to check if a certain extension for Firefox is already installed ?
for example registry key, log file, etc.. ?

[Gedrean]

Don't mean to bump up a sleeping topic, but this seems to work for fx2002 (it did for me). Now, I ALSO have my fx install to a different directory (and different start menu directory) by way of the configuration ini file. Details: http://wiki.mozilla...._Line_Arguments

Is there any way you can update SOF to include this functionality when launching the NSIS-based installer (setup.exe)?
Because it would make SOF the best way to distribute all this! Thanks!

[romsempire]

Great Tool.
But It don't work with Firefox 2.0

[Jedi82]

what about firefox 2.0.3? don't understand but i think it's not working with this verion.-..

[RBCC]

How do I change the icon of the setup program? John

[g3brown]

I created a batch file that extracts Firefox 2.0.0.4 and then creates a silent installer with 7zip which can include your bookmarks.html and settings from localstore.rdf, mimeTypes.rdf, and prefs.js.

Just download sof2_2007-05-31.zip and extract the contents. Basic instructions in the included readme.txt.

I tested this on Vista and Windows XP and everything seemed to work.

Would like to get rid of the prompt to install the unsigned extensions, if anyone has any ideas.

Edited on 2007-05-31: Updated for 2.0.0.4

This post has been edited by g3brown: 31 May 2007 - 05:04 PM

[uid0]

g3brown, on May 26 2007, 12:44 AM, said:

Sorry for the RapidShare, but board only allowed 200KB.

Without bundling 7zip it would have been 2kb, and you could include the cmd file within CODE tags.

[jase4772]

Works a treat with 2.0.0.4 which is great but can a switch or setting be added to stop the bookmark importing prompt from coming up on first run?

Thanks

[Inferi0r]

I've found a very advanced 'SOF'

With this very useful installer (in every language) en program you can set every firefox setting that you can see in about:config.

http://www.frontmoti...x/fmfirefox.htm

@G3brown: you are asking for no prompt for unsigned extensions.

Add this to your prefs.js: user_pref("extensions.checkCompatibility", false);

This post has been edited by Malarky: 13 July 2007 - 02:42 PM

[g3brown]

@jase4772
I'm sure there is, but I don't know how. I would imagine it would be in the same realm of what I'm looking to do as well which is install extensions without the initial pop up window.


@Marlarky
I bumped into that site when I was looking for alternatives after SOF died here. Perhaps I don't understand the site, but it appears they charge $150 for a years access to the packager. I'm looking for a way to package extensions. So far, the batch file I posted above is the best "free" alternative I could find. On the first run after installing with the batch file, it ask to install the packaged extensions. If I use the method you described wouldn't that permanently disable Compatibility check? Did the old SOF use a method like that and I was just unaware of it?

This post has been edited by g3brown: 17 July 2007 - 01:01 AM

[bj-kaiser]

https://addons.mozil...efox/addon/2553

what I really dont find is a way to disable the "Profile Migration Wizard" aka the bookmark import window. Maybe the CCK does also help there, since you can preset settings in about:config. (but I dont know which one would disable the migration wizard)

maybe this helps, not tested however.
add the following setting to the default firefox settings within the CCK wizard:
profile. allow_automigration : false

This post has been edited by bj-kaiser: 17 July 2007 - 02:11 AM

[Inferi0r]

* removed

Check the new SOF on page 6

This post has been edited by Inferi0r: 22 July 2007 - 07:07 AM

[Inferi0r]

* removed

This post has been edited by Inferi0r: 21 July 2007 - 06:36 PM

[benners]

Malarky, on Jul 19 2007, 11:31 AM, said:

Bin/Install.cmd
setup.exe -ms -nosplash -setDefaultBrowser

Theres no need to use the -nosplash switch as FF doesn't support it.

I currently use an AutoIt script to install FF and TB along with components, plugins, extensions and user profiles. Once compiled if the exe is run without switches it will create the folders needed copy the users profile from appdata\Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird and download the current verion of each of the setups FF and TB. It only gets the GB EN version though.

I don't really use it for installing extensions as I always use my profile but I have tested it and have had a few probs, sometimes when installed the extensions are disabled but when installed via TB or FF they are OK, this is normally due to the max version setting of the extension so I just edit the install.rdf file and increase the max version. I don't know whether it works with every extension but they all install the same way with the -install-global-extension switch. The extensions are then copied from the FF extensions dir to the users profile so they are there when the profile is backed up.

I have added it in case folks want to look or it may help if someone wants to create their own script, its still a work in progress and I was thinking of editing it to be switchless and install both FF and TB along with a recursive install of all extensions in a folder but got distracted

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[RBCC]

Are Firefox 2.0.0.5 and thunderbird 2.0.0.5 supported?

[RBCC]

has anybody figured out how to bypass the unsigned extensions, so the dialog doesn't show? jOHN

[Inferi0r]

RBCC: Yes all Firefox V2 versions are suported. I have also found the problem for the unsigned problem, I will release it soon.

Thunderbird support will follow later.

[Deusex]

Hi Firefox users,

I've got just what you've been looking for. How to create a custom Firefox v2.x silent installer using SOF. I assume that you know how to use SOF. So lets get started.

***Preparation***
If you havent already done so, install firefox with all themes, extensions and plugins you require
Make your changes in Tools>Options, remembering to press ok on the MAIN tab as the tab you close on will be memorised

1. Extract or install SOF to a new folder, call it SOF
2. Delete the four folders in "\SOF\Project\Firefox" as they will not be needed
3. Run SOF
4. Select New Project (Select Open Project and jump to step 7 if you have ran through this process before and are updating your silent installer)
5. Unpack Firefox installer with SOF
6. Delete the optional folder, keep it if you need the inspector and talkback extensions

***Add your files***
7. Click the button for Main Files to open "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox"
8. Copy contents of Plugins and Components to the same folders in "\SOF\Project\Firefox\nonlocalized"
9. Copy contents of Searchplugins to "\SOF\Project\Firefox\localized\searchplugins" if you have any others than the default ones
10. Click the button for Profile Files to open your profile folder
11. Copy bookmarks.html, localstore.rdf, mimeTypes.rdf, prefs.js to "\SOF\Project\Firefox\localized\defaults\profile"
***Optional files to add***
12. Copy key3.db and signons2.txt if you want to keep your passwords remembered. IMPORTANT: Dont copy if you are distributing this silent installer as it contains passwords to websites you have joined
13. Copy cookies.txt if you want to keep website settings
14. If you use Adblockplus, copy the adblockplus folder and patterns.ini inside it, the backups are not needed

***Add your extensions and themes***
15. Go back to the profile folder window, the extensions folder in here contains all the updated extensions, copy all the contents of the extensions folder to "\SOF\Project\Firefox\nonlocalized\extensions" if there are any
16. Go back to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox" window and copy all the contents of the extensions folder to "\SOF\Project\Firefox\nonlocalized\extensions" but dont overwrite the contents of the previous step

***Disable profile migrator***
17. Create a new text document in "\SOF\Project\Firefox\nonlocalized" and name it override.ini, open it and copy and paste the following into it and then save it:

[XRE]
EnableProfileMigrator=false

***Make your silent installer***
18. Press Pack in SOF and wait till the process log turns yellow, you should then have a sfirefox.exe in your SOF folder

***Make Firefox your default browser***
19. Add the following line to your cleanup.cmd for unattended install
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -silent -setDefaultBrowser
Or add the following line to firefox's shortcut target
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -setDefaultBrowser
Or enter into command prompt for the test

***Test your silent installer***
20. Uninstall firefox, delete the "Mozilla Firefox" folder in Program Files and the "Mozilla" folder in "C:\Documents and Settings\Family\Application Data", Run sfirefox.exe

Thats it. I hope its clearly explained. I might automate the process with autoit as it gets tedious after you've done this a few times, especially if you like to be up to date and do a lot of unattended installs. Thunderbird is done the same way, i will create a tutorial for that too soon. I have been using this method since version 2 came out. Sorry I didnt do this earlier, i would have saved you's guys all that work. Enjoy ;-)