From 2232157ddf29d04fdd6528edcc86fa9cc144e625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bert van der Weerd Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:52:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] more emphasis on auto-update plugins --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5492401..d2f104c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ * Or install via _winget_: `winget install librewolf` * Or install via _[scoop](https://scoop.sh)_: `scoop bucket add extras`, then `scoop install librewolf` +# Update plugins +There are plugins that help update librewolf, which helps improve securitiy. + +* Guillaume created a windows updater script for the Task Scheduler. it can be found [here](https://github.com/ltGuillaume/LibreWolf-WinUpdater). +* Defkev created a LibreWolf updater plugin, which can be found [here](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librewolf-updater/). + # Linux builds Tested on: fedora36, ubuntu22 -vm minimalish specs: +vm/vps minimal-ish specs: * 4 core cpu * 17gb RAM @@ -32,7 +38,9 @@ Then, to build: ``` make all ``` -That should produce the (non-updating) setup.exe and the community portable zip. There is a second directory `linux-mar` where you can build the so-called `.mar` version of LibreWolf. This is te version that will be auto-updating someday. It's main drawback is some nasty theming bug. +That should produce the (non-updating) setup.exe and the community portable zip. There is a second directory `linux-mar` where you can build the so-called `.mar` version of LibreWolf. This is te version that will be auto-updating someday. It's great, but it's main drawback is theming bugs. + +You can force a rebuild with `make clean all`. Please always use `make fetch` as a single make command, else there might be bugs in the version files. # LibreWolf for windows @@ -50,11 +58,6 @@ That should produce the (non-updating) setup.exe and the community portable zip. * [[gitter](https://gitter.im/librewolf-community/librewolf)], and the same room on [matrix](https://app.element.io/#/room/#librewolf-community_librewolf:gitter.im) (element.io). * The install instructions for Windows on [librewolf.net](https://librewolf.net/installation/windows/). -# Community contributions - -* Defkev created a LibreWolf updater plugin, which can be found [here](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librewolf-updater/). -* Guillaume created a windows updater script for the Task Scheduler. it can be found [here](https://github.com/ltGuillaume/LibreWolf-WinUpdater). - # Compiling the windows version (With the arrival of the linux cross-compiled builds, this is no longer preferred.)