Guys,
After the latest firefox updates, most of my themes were disabled and
new themes would not install. After the automatic update check tried to install
the Foxide Graphite theme, I found out why. During the install, I received a
messages telling me that firefox would not install the theme because it did not
provide a secure update path. Digging a little bit disclosed the following:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_install_themes_or_extensions_-_Firefox
Unsecured updating
Firefox 3 and above: Starting in Firefox 3, if an add-on does not provide a
secure method of auto-updating then, by default, Firefox will refuse to install
the add-on. If you have add-ons already installed that are insecure in this
way, they will be automatically disabled. [6] Add-ons from AMO
(https://addons.mozilla.org/) and other secured sites are not a problem; for
add-ons that do provide a secure updating method, advanced users can add the
preference extensions.checkUpdateSecurity
(http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extensions.checkUpdateSecurity) and set it to false
(not recommended). See this article:
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extension_Versioning%2C_Update_and_Compatibility#Securing_Updates
and bug 378216 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378216) for more
information.
For testing purposes only, I added extensions.checkUpdateSecurity
(booleen = false) to about:config and magically, all of my themes were working
again. (Note: this is not advisable due to security concerns, use with
discretion)
(ps - I know this is a cross post ;-)
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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Telephone: (936) 715-9333
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