Firefox's massive overhaul moves to beta

Firefox 64 Beta 7 Released (available via Internal Updater - 5.2 MB - 64-bit) (November 6, 2018)
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How in the world can I stop the riskware behaviour of mandatory updates started with v63?

I tried about:config
I tried Enterprise Policy Engine

 

Who knows...
Here is the discussion. Some people already complained about it: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420514

I guess you could build your own firefox without it

 

dont complain - you are already on quantum, why refuse further updates? nonsense because there is no disadvantage - for bookmark comments switch back to v60.

dont know why people complain about a hint to update which can be clicked off for the sessions. (read above).
before upgrade read the release notes, this has more benefit that complaining about nothing:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/64.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/65.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/66.0/releasenotes/
...

and again - you are already on quantum > 62, where is your problem now?
anyhow you are not forced to use firefox, get chrome and get happy...

 

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 64.0 Beta 6 (web browser) Released (November 7, 2018) (PortableApps.com)

 

Brummelchen
If you prefer to be force-fed, point taken.

This is my house and I decide when I let sb in.

 

Firefox 64 Beta 8 Released (available via Internal Updater - 4.6 MB - 64-bit) (November 9, 2018)
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https://winaero.com/blog/disable-updates-firefox-63-above/

enjoy

 

Grrrr Mozilla ...
Why they have to make things harder for users instead of easier?

 

I do not understand in the least why someone would want to disable browser updates. If someone doesn't like where one is going than an alternative browser is certainly in order, but not updating is just asking for security issues.

 

Firefox 64 Beta 9 Released (available via Internal Updater - 5.1 MB - 64-bit) (November 13, 2018)
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Let's clarify the situation a bit.

I wish to be able to update software the old school way - when and only when I want it to happen.

I decide what's going on on my machine.

 

That makes sense to me.

And especially if you are sysadmin you definetely don't want any surprises.


This reminds me of forced W10 updates that broke peoples machines in the past ...
(praying that next update won't bork my new machine....)

 

Thank you.


Let's save firefox

EOT

 

Firefox 64 Beta 12 Released (available via Internal Updater - 4.8 MB - 64-bit) (November 23, 2018)
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Is there a particular reason you both continue to abuse this thread with pointless beta update announcements instead of using the dedicated updates forum?

 

Firefox 65.0 Beta is out

 

Firefox 65 Beta 4 Released (available via Internal Updater - 4.6 MB - 64-bit) (December 13, 2018)
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