[Bug 1961010] Re: firefox doesn't let its user control how or when it upgrades

2022-02-18 Thread Olivier Tilloy
> Are "Security updates" in update-manager different from the > "security pocket" that Firefox updates occur in? They shouldn't be. "Security updates" are defined as anything that is delivered through the security pocket. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1961010] Re: firefox doesn't let its user control how or when it upgrades

2022-02-17 Thread John Gilmore
Thank you. Yes, about:buildconfig shows the --disable-updater flag. And software-properties-gtk --open-tab=2 showed that the setting for security updates was to download and install them immediately. I have changed that setting to only download security updates rather than to install them

[Bug 1961010] Re: firefox doesn't let its user control how or when it upgrades

2022-02-17 Thread Olivier Tilloy
Automatic background updates of firefox are disabled in the Ubuntu builds (see the `--disable-updater` flag in about:buildconfig). Could it be that you're running an upstream version instead of the Ubuntu package? Note however that apt updates to the Ubuntu package are distributed through the

[Bug 1961010] Re: firefox doesn't let its user control how or when it upgrades

2022-02-15 Thread John Gilmore
Added screenshot that happens when this bug is triggered. Firefox refuses to operate normally after this point, just displaying "Sorry. We just need to do one small thing to keep going. Firefox has just been updated in the background. Click Restart Firefox to complete the update. We will restore