App.update.mode

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is app.update.mode.

This article describes the preference app.update.mode. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

Contents

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
3 Caveats
4 First checked in
5 Has an effect in
6 Related preferences

Background

This preference determines which updates can be downloaded in background, and which ones requires an user prompt to be applied.

Possible values and their effects

0

download all updates without any prompt

1 (default)

download all updates only if there are no incompatibilities with enabled extensions, prompt otherwise

2

download minor updates only, prompt for major updates, regardless of whether or not all enabled extensions are compatible.

Caveats

app.update.enabled and app.update.auto must be set to true for this preference to take effect.

First checked in

2005-06-28 by Ben Goodger

Has an effect in

Firefox
SeaMonkey

Related preferences

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Category: Preferences