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Joril
Asked: 2009-05-19 07:44:14 +0800 CST

Installing Mozilla extension from command line

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I have an extension for Thunderbird that I'd like to install automatically from a script - since I have to do it on all our workstations - is there a way to do that?
Thanks!

(Ubuntu 9.04)

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  1. Best Answer

    Taken from Mozillazine...

    Generic Install

    firefox.exe -install-global-extension extension.xpi

    Specific Profile

    firefox.exe -profile "path to profile folder" -install-global-extension extension.xpi

    Batch Install

    for %%e in ("path to extensions\*.xpi") do "firefox.exe" -install-global-extension "%%e"
for %%e in ("path to themes\*.jar") do "firefox.exe" -install-global-theme "%%e"

    Someone in the thread asserts they work for Thunderbird in the same manner.

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  2. Check this post out, might help you.

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  3. The command line option -install-global-extension has been deprecated as of Gecko 1.9.2, FF 3.6.x, TB 3.1.x.

    Mozilla now suggest to:

    Copy the .xpi file into the <installation_directory>\extensions folder.

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  4. Here http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/74-ubuntu/271-ubuntu-firefox-thunderbird-addon-commandline is mozilla-extension-manager bash script that can automate downloading xpi file, installing and removing Mozilla Firefox extensions (local or globally) via cli (command line) commands without gui.

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