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Firefox Plug-in, Flash Help for Winded Old Junkers [Edit]
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pemasu


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PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug 2012, 03:59    Post subject:  
I have earlier created a pet of flvideoreplacer. I have extracted the metadata info and recreated the .xpi so that it installs to the /usr/lib/firefox/extensions/

Here is how you do it. Quote from Barry`s blog by Iguleder:
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Barry, I found a way to pre-install extensions for Firefox and Seamonkey without having to create a profile first!
It's really simple - I found out that xpi extensions are zip archives. Just unzip an extensions, open install.rdf and get its ID, which is a GUID.
In the case of TorButton, it's "{e0204bd5-9d31-402b-a99d-a6aa8ffebdca}".
Here's how to pre-install TorButton for all users, if so (assuming Firefox is located in /usr/local/apps/firefox):
install -m644 -D torbutton-current.xpi $INSTALL_DIR/usr/local/apps/firefox/extensions/\{e0204bd5-9d31-402b-a99d-a6aa8ffebdca\}.xpi

It means that if you remove your /root/.mozilla content, the extension is not removed. Generic installation. It is nice trick for puppy builder...it gives possibility to push extensions preinstalled to the Firefox. I have flashblock, adblock and fireftp preinstalled this way.....
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PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug 2012, 06:39    Post subject: Firefox Plug-in, Flash Help for Winded Old Junkers [Edit]  
Hi all,

It took me awhile... but I found an alternate download site "cough, cough" where I was able to get FVR 2.1.14 I am not sure if this was the most recent version but if not, it's close. The download is an .xpi file, so one way to install it is to open Firefox in a small window, then drag the file from your download directory and drop it inside the browser window... you'll get a prompt asking if you want to install the add-on... etc --done.

The place where I found this item is "cough, cough" over here. I am saving this little gem because it allows me to install it in other distros also... and at this point I am not feeling too optimistic that the developer will be allowed to resume work with his projects... If need be, I can upload it as an attachment.

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PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug 2012, 07:14    Post subject:  
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PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug 2012, 08:15    Post subject:  
https://github.com/webgapps/flvideoreplacer/archives/master
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Dewbie

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PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug 2012, 18:45    Post subject:  
I wrote:
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I've installed flashblock and user agent switcher .xpi files by dragging them to the browser and following the install prompts. If they're not compatible with a browser, they generally won't install.

disciple wrote:
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Dewbie, I'm not sure what your point is.

Same point Monsie made, five posts later.
Read the second part of his first paragraph.
Unlike .pets, .tarballs, etc., .xpis often don't extract / install when you click on them.
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PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug 2012, 19:38    Post subject:  
I don't think you understood my post which you were quoting. That is of course what they would do if you have the .xpi, but if you're retrieving a plugin from the plugins folder you might only have it as an extracted folder.
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PostPosted: Thu 02 Aug 2012, 04:45    Post subject:  
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if you're retrieving a plugin from the plugins folder you might only have it as an extracted folder.

True. I even have a script which converts the .xpi extension to the generic - for all users - uncompressed folder. Takes more space so havent used much more than tested that it actually works.

I renamed the script to just xpi for short typing.
Usage:
add_global_firefox_extension.sh [-hof]
OPTIONS:
-o linux|osx
Operating system (mandatory)
-f /path/xpi_filename
path to the original xpi file to install in the operating system's global directory (mandatory)
-h this usage information
EXAMPLE:
add_global_firefox_extension.sh -o osx -f ./thesupergood.xpi

No...I havent created the script....I aint no coder. I just found it when studying .xpi extensions.
My example:
./xpi -o linux -f /root/Downloads/flvideoreplacer-2.1.15.xpi
and the script installs the .xpi as uncompressed folder to the system global extensions directory. For me:
/usr/lib/firefox/extensions but you need to edit the script if you have system global extensions directory somewhere else.
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