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Old 02-23-2011
Firefox: Setting about:config options upon install
Is there a way to set the about:config options for Firefox automatically as part of the installation of Firefox?
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Old 02-24-2011
There should be a prefs.js somewhere in (not sure about the path) /usr/share/firefox/defaults/profile. That directory acts like the /etc/skel for new profiles. Add any options you need as user_prefs("key", value);
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Old 02-24-2011
If you need to do this for your organization, use the Firefox CCK (Client Customization Kit).

Normal preferences are kept in a preferences file in the user's profile directory. Where this is and the name of the preferences file (typically prefs.js) depends on the version of Firefox and the underlying platform. Modern versions of Firefox all use prefs.js. However this file is overwritten by Firefox every time a pref is changed. Put prefs that you do not want overwritten in a file called user.js in the same directory. This file is never written by Firefox.

Here is a pointer to an article about profile directories: Profile folder - Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
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Old 02-24-2011
Thank you very much for your responses.
 
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