Install extension locally via policies.json
Greetings
I'm trying to deploy firefox in spanish using policies.json and this is the code im using:
{
"policies": {
"Extensions": {
"Install": ["/usr/lib64/firefox/distribution/extensions/langpack-es-MX@firefox.mozilla.org.xpi"],
"Uninstall": [],
"Locked": []
}
}
}
Whenever i launch firefox, the langpack is not installed, the "about:policies" page display the following error:
Download failed - ERROR_NETWORK_FAILURE - file:///usr/lib64/firefox/distribution/extensions/langpack-es-MX@firefox.mozilla.org.xpi
We always put the folder of the language pack in /firefox/browser/extensions/ but after upgrading to firefox 76 is not working, i can install manually the langpack but that's not an option. Is there is something wrong with my code?
Sorry for my broken english.
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Thank you
I tried to load the extension in the web browser and you were right there is an filesystem error.
I changed the location of the extension and the about: policies doesn't show any errors. After I restarted the browser the UI was in Spanish.
Although I would like the end user didn't have to restart the browser every time, maybe if I play with some of the extensionsettings in the policies.json files.
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It sounds like we can't access the file for some reason. What happens if you put
file:///usr/lib64/firefox/distribution/extensions/langpack-es-MX@firefox.mozilla.org.xpi
in the URL bar?
does it load the XPI?
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Thank you
I tried to load the extension in the web browser and you were right there is an filesystem error.
I changed the location of the extension and the about: policies doesn't show any errors. After I restarted the browser the UI was in Spanish.
Although I would like the end user didn't have to restart the browser every time, maybe if I play with some of the extensionsettings in the policies.json files.
Take a look at the RequestedLocales policy.