On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:14:18 +0100 Fjoerfoks <fryskefire...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Consider to start with a brand new profile, maybe with a webpage on > how to export and import favorites. > > Wim This may be OK for an individual, but shouldn't Enterprise software be centrally upgradable by the sysadmin for *all* the users at once? The recent changes to Firefox seem to keep requiring lots of attention by the *individual* users. (And the upgrade path doesn't seem to allow easy transition from version N-2 to version N, unlike with most software.) > Op vr 22 nov. 2019 12:52 schreef Dimas Streich (Informàtica Trueta) < > dstreich.girona....@gencat.cat>: > > > To make it a little more complicated I need to have an extension > > that open some URLs in Internet Explorer. With 52 ESR we have > > IEView, a XUL extension. Mozilla published a "Legacy browser > > support" extension that can do the same, but it only seems > > compatible with Firefox 68 ESR. If I need to update first to 60 ESR > > how can I do it? > > > > The only thing I can think of is: > > 1a. Uninstall Firefox 52 ESR > > 1b. Install Firefox 60 ESR > > 1c. Install "IE View WE" extension (buggy) > > .... wait users to use 60 for a bookmarks/history migration .... > > 2a. Uninstall "IE View WE" extension > > 2b. Uninstall Firefox 60 ESR > > 2c. Install Firefox 68 ESR > > > > *NIGHTMARE!* > > > > El 22/11/2019 a les 0:02, Paul Kosinski via Enterprise ha escrit: > > > > 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 <mka...@mozilla.com> <mka...@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@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 louk...@themusiclink.net > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 5:50 AM James M. Pulver > > <jmp...@cornell.edu> <jmp...@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 > > Av.França s/n | 17007 > > gironadstreich.girona....@gencat.cat<mailto:dstreich.girona....@gencat.cat> > > <dstreich.girona....@gencat.cat> > > > > | > > > > http://www.hospitaltrueta.cat<http://www.facebook.com/icscat> > > <http://www.facebook.com/icscat> <http://twitter.com/htrueta> > > <http://twitter.com/htrueta><http://projectecims.wordpress.com> > > <http://projectecims.wordpress.com><http://www.youtube.com/icscat> > > <http://www.youtube.com/icscat> <http://slideshare.net/icscat> > > <http://slideshare.net/icscat> > > > > Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament a la persona destinatària > > i pot contenir informació privilegiada o confidencial. 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