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Firefox

1,002 bytes added, 15:00, 23 March 2011
Added section for 4.0 (it shows its version differently in the Add/Remove Programs tool)
Note the high priority - Firefox should be installed before plugins, like [[Flash Player|Adobe Flash Player]] or [[Authorware Player|Adobe Authorware Player]] etc (or this could be achieved with dependencies). Command-line options for the installer are documented [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Installer:Command_Line_Arguments here], which also describes how to use a config.ini file for basic configuration of the Firefox install.
 
=== Firefox 4.0 series ===
 
Note: the silent install switch -ms is no longer considered deprecated.
 
<source lang="xml">
<package
id="firefox4"
name="Mozilla Firefox 4"
revision="%version%"
reboot="false"
priority="10">
<variable name="version" value="4.42.0.0" />
<variable name="shortversion" value="4.0" />
<variable name="architecture" value="x86" />
<variable name="locale" value="en-GB" />
<check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Mozilla Firefox %shortversion% (%architecture% %locale%)" />
 
<install cmd="taskkill /F /IM Firefox.exe">
<exit code="0" />
<exit code="-1073741515" />
<exit code="128" />
</install>
 
<install cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\firefox\Firefox Setup %shortversion%.exe" -ms' />
 
<upgrade cmd="taskkill /F /IM Firefox.exe">
<exit code="0" />
<exit code="128" />
<exit code="-1073741515" />
</upgrade>
 
<upgrade cmd='"%SOFTWARE%\firefox\Firefox Setup %shortversion%.exe" -ms' />
 
<remove cmd="taskkill /F /IM Firefox.exe">
<exit code="0" />
<exit code="128" />
<exit code="-1073741515" />
</remove>
 
<remove cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" -ms' />
</package>
</source>
=== Firefox 3.6 series ===
The silent install switch -ms is no longer considered deprecated. In Firefox 4.0 it should work for the uninstaller too. See [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Installer:Command_Line_Arguments Installer:Command_Line_Arguments] for details.
<source lang="xml">
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