Comments on: Deploying Firefox 2 within the Enterprise: Part 5 http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/ Mozilla, money, microformats and more Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mkaply http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-257 mkaply Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:47:28 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-257 You could certainly write some PHP or something to parse the URL and produce the update XML file... You could certainly write some PHP or something to parse the URL and produce the update XML file…

]]> By: Grey http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-256 Grey Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:47:27 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-256 Hello, Mike I need your advise. I want setup my own update server for LAN there more 1200 users already installed various versions Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.x / FireFox 2.0.x.x - 3.0.x as well, I already have a Apache web server. The strategy with using update.xml + URL(REST) extremely inconvenient because I must <b>manually</b> create all specific directories, subdirectories and update.xml's files(?) for all bunch versions usable by my end-users. It's realy terrible :\ Exist more loyal method create local update server? Hello, Mike
I need your advise.
I want setup my own update server for LAN there more 1200 users already installed various versions Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.x / FireFox 2.0.x.x – 3.0.x as well, I already have a Apache web server.

The strategy with using update.xml + URL(REST) extremely inconvenient because

I must manually create all specific directories, subdirectories and update.xml’s files(?) for all bunch versions usable by my end-users. It’s realy terrible :\

Exist more loyal method create local update server?

]]> By: Steve H http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-255 Steve H Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:07:10 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-255 Eric, you are looking for some software deployment tool, which has a local agent running under some admin/system account. That would do the trick. But you would have to use the deployment tool to update software. Mike, for me it is an ideal source for disabling auto-update via .htaccess/update.php and the CCK extension. Because updates will be rolled out over my deployment tool. Eric, you are looking for some software deployment tool, which has a local agent running under some admin/system account. That would do the trick. But you would have to use the deployment tool to update software.
Mike, for me it is an ideal source for disabling auto-update via .htaccess/update.php and the CCK extension. Because updates will be rolled out over my deployment tool.

]]> By: Eric E http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-254 Eric E Fri, 25 May 2007 21:24:33 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-254 How can you get updates to Firefox users in an enterprise where none of the users have admin privileges? How can you get updates to Firefox users in an enterprise where none of the users have admin privileges?

]]> By: Mike’s Musings » Deploying Firefox in the Enterprise: Part 5 (Revisited) http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-253 Mike’s Musings » Deploying Firefox in the Enterprise: Part 5 (Revisited) Wed, 02 May 2007 15:44:07 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-253 [...] Since my original post on setting up a Firefox update server, I realized that some of my information was not correct. This post is to correct that information. [...] [...] Since my original post on setting up a Firefox update server, I realized that some of my information was not correct. This post is to correct that information. [...]

]]> By: michael http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-252 michael Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:39:21 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-252 Fantastic offerings, thanks. One further thing that we considered for this process was how to deploy FF in a restricted environment. It wouldnt be hard to write a script to manually push the MAR files and perform a manual install during boot, ../firefox-update/updater ../firefox-update 0 (http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file), dynamic checking by the script on the process is even possible by looking at a the update.status file (http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Processing_Updates). Dont know how well this would work in non-interactive mode, given that updates to extensions are checked on the next launch. Fantastic offerings, thanks. One further thing that we considered for this process was how to deploy FF in a restricted environment. It wouldnt be hard to write a script to manually push the MAR files and perform a manual install during boot, ../firefox-update/updater ../firefox-update 0 (http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file), dynamic checking by the script on the process is even possible by looking at a the update.status file (http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Processing_Updates). Dont know how well this would work in non-interactive mode, given that updates to extensions are checked on the next launch.

]]> By: FreeSoftNews » Blog Archive » Guide to Deploying Mozilla Firefox in an Enterprise Published http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-251 FreeSoftNews » Blog Archive » Guide to Deploying Mozilla Firefox in an Enterprise Published Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:07:33 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-251 [...] The first part of the series covers how to check out the Firefox code and build it. Part two describes how to use Mike’s CCK Wizard to create an extension that applies enterprise-specific Firefox customisations. The third part discusses creating a Firefox installer. Parts four and five detail how to create Firefox update files and how to set up a server for deploying Firefox updates respectively. The final part covers some miscellaneous topics relating to deploying Firefox in the enterprise. There’s also a FAQ about enterprise Firefox deployments, which was published between parts two and three. [...] [...] The first part of the series covers how to check out the Firefox code and build it. Part two describes how to use Mike’s CCK Wizard to create an extension that applies enterprise-specific Firefox customisations. The third part discusses creating a Firefox installer. Parts four and five detail how to create Firefox update files and how to set up a server for deploying Firefox updates respectively. The final part covers some miscellaneous topics relating to deploying Firefox in the enterprise. There’s also a FAQ about enterprise Firefox deployments, which was published between parts two and three. [...]

]]> By: Mark Finkle’s Weblog » Developing with XULRunner - DevDay Breakout http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-250 Mark Finkle’s Weblog » Developing with XULRunner - DevDay Breakout Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:19:04 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-250 [...] Software updates are an important application feature. The current MAR system is getting better documentation, but tools to simplify the process of creating MAR files, updates.xml and automatic updates servers would be very helpful. [...] [...] Software updates are an important application feature. The current MAR system is getting better documentation, but tools to simplify the process of creating MAR files, updates.xml and automatic updates servers would be very helpful. [...]

]]> By: Alex Vincent http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-249 Alex Vincent Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:57:22 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/26/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-5/#comment-249 Could you move the MAR articles you've written over to DevMo, and cross-reference them from the XULRunner pages? Software update was a topic of some discussion at the Mountain View Dev Day, particularly the lack of docs on it. What you've written here sounds like it could apply to XULRunner-based apps, not just Firefox. Could you move the MAR articles you’ve written over to DevMo, and cross-reference them from the XULRunner pages? Software update was a topic of some discussion at the Mountain View Dev Day, particularly the lack of docs on it. What you’ve written here sounds like it could apply to XULRunner-based apps, not just Firefox.

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