246113 - Extensions and Themes will not install

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[u88484]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040609 Firefox/0.8.0+
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040609 Firefox/0.8.0+

I've tried to install a a few extensions that are listed as .9 compatiable from
this link http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=544973 and none of the
exenstions install, when I click on the link to install a new window or tab
opens and thats all that happens.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click link to install extension
Actual Results:  
Same thing as listed in the details

Expected Results:  
Installed the extensions

Using default theme, Browser does not crash, my pc specs are:
Windows XP SP2(2138)
ATI 9800 Pro
1gig ddr pc 2700 ram

Comment 1

[Zook Valem]

Probably related to bug #240552 that was checked in not too long ago.

Comment 2

[u88484]

I still can not install extensions or themes, even with the 0.9 release 

Comment 3

[George Deka]

try a new profile, are you using zip or installer
try this site http://update.mozilla.org

Comment 4

[u88484]

I've tried new profiles for both the installer and the zip and still nothing.

Comment 5

[Steve]

I am using a 20040616 Linux-gtk nightly and am experiencing the same problem. 

For extensions, when I click install at texturizer or update.mozilla.org, the
progress bar at the bottom right shows the state of the download but after it's
finished nothing happens. Extension menu via Tools or Edit Preferences doesn't
show the new theme. New profiles show the same result.

For themes, when I click on install for a theme at update.mozilla.org, nothing
happens. Nothing shows up in the theme manager.

Comment 6

[u88484]

exactly what happens for me but I'm using Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT
5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040614 Firefox/0.9

Comment 7

[DunxD]

I am getting this problem as well - looks to me like Firefox isn't registering the  .xpi file extension as it's own.  So when it tries to open the file it is saving it instead of running it.  When you find the downloaded xpi file it doesn't have a programme associated with it.

Workarounds:
1.  Open Extensions (Tools > Extensions).  Click and hold link on update.mozilla.org.  Drag the link down to the taskbar, over Extensions, till that pops up, keeping mouse button down.  Drag the link onto Extensions window and drop it (let go of mouse button).  Extension will install.
2. Double click on downloaded .xpi file.  Select Firefox as the programme to run the file with.
3. Set .xpi files to open with Firefox.

This bug shouldn't be all that hard to fix.

Comment 8

[Robin Monks]

This bug does not appear to be a duplicate.  The fact that firefox does not
install with the .xpi extension should probably be considered a new bug.

Comment 9

[Cary Newfeldt]

I as well cannot get extensions to install with 0.9.1. I had one successful
install of the tinyURL extension. All other attempts to install any other
extension fail. 

[1] Selecting the extension link from the http://update.mozilla.org/extensions 
	Result: No action; browser remains on original page.  

[2] 'Save as ...' the extension to my hard drive and drag and drop extension in
browser window and extension status window. 
	Result: No action; browser remains on original page.  

[3] I deleted my installation and installed a fresh copy of 0.9.1. 
	Result: No extensions will install here as well. 

not sure what to do. Hope someone can think this through.

Comment 10

[Phil Randal]

I've seen something similar on Windows XP Home.   Unchecking "Allow web sites to
install software" in Advanced options, closing the options dialog box, then
checking it again solved the problem.  Very strange...

Comment 11

[Bill Newcomb]

Phil's workaround works for me too.  Perhaps the default profile doesn't have
this set up correctly?

Comment 12

[J. Hodge]

Phil's fix has also worked for me.

Thank you, Phil.

Comment 13

[Michael Kauffmann]

I have just downloaded 0.9.3 for Linux, and none of the workarounds let it
install any theme.

Comment 14

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

unable to reproduce with the lastest 0.9 branch build on mac, win, linux.

Comment 15

[Cameron Simpson]

[NOTE: tried to reopen, but can't.
 PLEASE REOPEN THIS BUG - IT IS NOT FIXED!
]

Well I just fetched the 2004-08-27 "lastest-0.9" on linux (Fedora Core 2, not
that it seems to make any difference).
Still totally busted.

Steps:
- blow away ~/.mozilla
- unpack the non-installer version (i.e. plain tarball install)
- chmod -R a-w the install
- invoke:
    [/opt]kirsty*> /opt/firefox-2004-08-27/firefox
    *** loading the extensions datasource
    *** ExtensionManager:checkForMismatches: no access privileges to application
directory!
    *** loading the extensions datasource
- install a couple of extensions; seems ok (says "will install on next start")
- restart
- no extensions!

Note: afterwards, guessing at "can I install globally?" braindamage I chowned
the install tree to root:root (should not be necessary), and the only change
was to remove the "*** ExtensionManager:checkForMismatches: no access privileges
to application directory!" message.

So no, not fixed.

Comment 16

[Worcester12345]

I guess this one is totally gone now with all the new changes then.