App.update.enabled

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Background

This preference determines whether the application will auto-update.

Possible values and their effects

true

Auto-update the application. (Default)

false

Do not auto-update.

UI

Firefox

Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update -> Automatically check for updates to: -> Firefox

Thunderbird

Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update -> Automatically check for updates to: -> Thunderbird

SeaMonkey 2.0 and later

Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Software Installation / Updates -> Automatically check for updates to: -> SeaMonkey

or

Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Software Installation -> SeaMonkey ->
[ ] Automatically check for updates (*) daily ( ) weekly

First checked in

2004-11-30 by Ben Goodger

Has an effect in

  • Firefox (all versions since 1.0)
  • Thunderbird (all versions since 1.0)
  • SeaMonkey (all versions since 2.0a1)

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