[Casper] Firefox 3.0.10 deployment

[Criss Myers]

You make it a launch item at startup that way it gets installed and  
startup and then deletes itself afterwards, I do that with all updates  
that require the user not to logged in or running the program, I also  
use the jamfhelper if I need to prevent users from logging in

On 15 May 2009, at 21:25, "Nichols, Jared" <jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu>  
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> Yeah, that is a drawback.  Unfortunately, the 2 branch is no longer  
> receiving any security updates and there’s a gaping one in .20.  So, 
>  our hand was forced.
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> On 5/15/09 16:16 , "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:
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>  I just know a lot of things break in updates of firefox and I let  
> the users upgrade it them self.  That way their favorite add ons  
> don't break.  Hell I am still running FF 2 on one of my Macs because  
> it seems to me that spell check sucks in version 3 on the OS X side.
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>  I actually already have it available in self service, and that  
> deployment works fine, even if it’s open, oddly.  I think it has som 
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>  set it as a a login and go from there.  That should hopefully resol 
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>  Think about using self service?  Then have a series of scripts run  
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>  You could even explain how to back up bookmarks in your self  
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> >>> "Nichols, Jared" <jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu> 05/15/09 2:01 PM >>>
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>  Hi-
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> Is anyone having trouble with Firefox 3.0.10 deployment?  I know it  
> seems like a simple thing, but I’m running into problems.  My policy 
>  is basically, run a prescript that consists of “killall firefox-bin 
> ” to make sure that firefox isn’t running during the install.   
> (This will also (hopefully) let firefox think it’s crashed and will  
> prompt the user to restore session (and thus their open tabs) when t 
> hey return to firefox.)  Then, install firefox (just the App, no pro 
> files or settings as we already distribute a minimally customized ap 
> p).  Then, recon it and re-open firefox.
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> I’m seeing problems with firefox hanging on the quit and dock icons  
> disappearing.  If firefox isn’t open during the deployment, all runs 
>  fine.  I only run into problems if it’s open.  Should I approach th 
> is differently?
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> Jared F. Nichols
> Desktop Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations
> Information Services Department
> MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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> Jared F. Nichols
> Desktop Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations
> Information Services Department
> MIT Lincoln Laboratory
> 244 Wood Street
> Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
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> Jared F. Nichols
> Desktop Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations
> Information Services Department
> MIT Lincoln Laboratory
> 244 Wood Street
> Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
> 781.981.5436
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