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readme: streamline Firefox extension setup with latest.xpi links

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This will ensure a more proper installation without constant update pages from
declared extensions.
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Luis Quiñones
2025-07-24 23:24:13 -05:00
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@@ -174,32 +174,39 @@ experiment with other program options and help with further documentation.
```nix
{
programs.zen-browser.policies = {
ExtensionSettings = {
"wappalyzer@crunchlabz.com" = {
install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4482384/wappalyzer-6.10.82.xpi";
installation_mode = "force_installed";
};
"{85860b32-02a8-431a-b2b1-40fbd64c9c69}" = {
install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4156831/github_file_icons-1.5.1.xpi";
installation_mode = "force_installed";
};
ExtensionSettings = {
"wappalyzer@crunchlabz.com" = {
install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/wappalyzer/latest.xpi";
installation_mode = "force_installed";
};
};
"{85860b32-02a8-431a-b2b1-40fbd64c9c69}" = {
install_url = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/github-file-icons/latest.xpi";
installation_mode = "force_installed";
};
};
}
}
```
To setup your own extensions you should:
1. [Go to Add-ons for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/)
2. Go to the page of the extension that you want to declare
3. Go to "_See all versions_"
4. Copy the link to the latest "Download file"
5. Download the file with wget
6. Run `unzip -*.xpi -d my-extension && cd my-extension`
1. [Go to Add-ons for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/).
2. Go to the page of the extension that you want to declare.
3. Go to "_See all versions_".
4. Copy the link from any button to "Download file".
5. Exec **wget** with the output of this command:
```bash
echo "<paste-the-link-here>" \
| sed -E 's|https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/[0-9]+/([^/]+)-[^/]+\.xpi|\1|' \
| tr '_' '-' \
| awk '{print "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/" $1 "/latest.xpi"}'
```
6. Run `unzip -*.xpi -d my-extension && cd my-extension`.
7. Run `cat manifest.json | jq -r '.browser_specific_settings.gecko.id'` and use the result
for the entry key.
for the _entry key_.
8. Don't forget to add the `install_url` and set `installation_mode` to `force_installed`.
Please [check this](https://github.com/luisnquin/nixos-config/commit/01cd8c355226e673b3f6a0f48cd81fe55d5d69a1) until we properly update the documentation!
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