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Merge pull request #106000 from Luis-Hebendanz/firefoxWrapperAddonSettings

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firefox: wrapper updating an addon perserves addon settings
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Lassulus
2020-12-15 22:16:48 +01:00
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The `wrapFirefox` function allows to pass policies, preferences and extension th
myFirefox = wrapFirefox firefox-unwrapped {
nixExtensions = [
(fetchFirefoxAddon {
name = "ublock";
name = "ublock"; # Has to be unique!
url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/3679754/ublock_origin-1.31.0-an+fx.xpi";
sha256 = "1h768ljlh3pi23l27qp961v1hd0nbj2vasgy11bmcrlqp40zgvnr";
})
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The `wrapFirefox` function allows to pass policies, preferences and extension th
If `nixExtensions != null` then all manually installed addons will be uninstalled from your browser profile.
To view available enterprise policies visit [enterprise policies](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates#enterprisepoliciesenabled)
or type into the Firefox url bar: `about:policies#documentation`.
Nix installed addons do not have a valid signature, which is why signature verification is disabled. This does not compromise security because downloaded addons are checksumed and manual addons can't be installed.
Nix installed addons do not have a valid signature, which is why signature verification is disabled. This does not compromise security because downloaded addons are checksumed and manual addons can't be installed. Also make sure that the `name` field of fetchFirefoxAddon is unique. If you remove an addon from the nixExtensions array, rebuild and start Firefox the removed addon will be completly removed with all of its settings.
## Troubleshooting {#sec-firefox-troubleshooting}
If addons do not appear installed although they have been defined in your nix configuration file reset the local addon state of your Firefox profile by clicking `help -> restart with addons disabled -> restart -> refresh firefox`. This can happen if you switch from manual addon mode to nix addon mode and then back to manual mode and then again to nix addon mode.