Auto check for updates to: Installed Add-ons not working and missing options

Bug #466100 reported by John Hook
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Update ->
Automatically check for updates to: Installed Add-ons - not working
and the following options are missing:

'When updates to Firefox are found:"
     "Ask me what I want to do"
     "Automatically download and install the update"
     "Warn me if this will disable any of my add-ons"

Expected Behaviour:

When "Automatically check for updates to: Installed Add-ons" is selected and
updates are found, depending on what options are meant to be
selected in "When updates to Firefox are found:" Firefox should on next start,
provide a notification or perform an install, and then request a restart

Current Behaviour:

No automatic checks, no notifications or prompts for installation,
no update options available.
No indication that the feature is working at all.

System:

Firefox/Shiretoko 3.5.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1

Linux kubuntu 2.6.28-16-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty

x86 architecture

Plugins: Default Plugin, Demo print plugin, Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32
Add-ons: NoScript 1.9.9.11

Notes:

Same behaviour & missing options in
Firefox/Shiretoko 3.5.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1

Same behaviour in Firefox 3.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 &
Firefox 3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1,
except that the 'When updates to Firefox are found:" text & options
are visible but unalterable ("greyed out")

Selecting "Tools -> Add-ons -> Find updates" functions correctly and updates
can be installed.

Revision history for this message
John Hook (hook) wrote :

Firefox 3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 just did an auto update and prompted for an install, after opening a text file, i.e., right click on text file -> Open with -> Firefox.
The update was for NoScript 1.9.9.11 -> 1.9.9.14 (available since October 27, 2009).

Doing the same thing with Shiretoko 3.5.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 did not produce any result - no prompt, no install, still NoScript 1.9.9.11.

Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
John Hook (hook) wrote : Re: [Bug 466100] Re: Auto check for updates to: Installed Add-ons not working and missing options

The Status:has been changed to Incomplete
What additional information is needed?

On 11/5/09, karen pulsifer <email address hidden> wrote:
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Auto check for updates to: Installed Add-ons not working and missing
> options
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466100
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “firefox-3.5” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
>
> Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Update ->
> Automatically check for updates to: Installed Add-ons - not working
> and the following options are missing:
>
> 'When updates to Firefox are found:"
> "Ask me what I want to do"
> "Automatically download and install the update"
> "Warn me if this will disable any of my add-ons"
>
> Expected Behaviour:
>
> When "Automatically check for updates to: Installed Add-ons" is selected and
> updates are found, depending on what options are meant to be
> selected in "When updates to Firefox are found:" Firefox should on next
> start,
> provide a notification or perform an install, and then request a restart
>
> Current Behaviour:
>
> No automatic checks, no notifications or prompts for installation,
> no update options available.
> No indication that the feature is working at all.
>
> System:
>
> Firefox/Shiretoko 3.5.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
>
> Linux kubuntu 2.6.28-16-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP
> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> Description: Ubuntu 9.04
> Release: 9.04
> Codename: jaunty
>
> x86 architecture
>
> Plugins: Default Plugin, Demo print plugin, Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32
> Add-ons: NoScript 1.9.9.11
>
> Notes:
>
> Same behaviour & missing options in
> Firefox/Shiretoko 3.5.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
>
> Same behaviour in Firefox 3.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 &
> Firefox 3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1,
> except that the 'When updates to Firefox are found:" text & options
> are visible but unalterable ("greyed out")
>
> Selecting "Tools -> Add-ons -> Find updates" functions correctly and
> updates
> can be installed.
>

Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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