How to: install a Firefox add-on/extension in IGEL OS

IGEL Community
May 31, 2023
1 min read

Written by Leon Beitsch , IGEL COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Firefox is one of the most crucial Applications in our IGEL OS, as there was a request how to add Firefox add-ons I tested and checked in my home lab and came to the following solutions.

Just copy the following command in your IGEL profile under System -> Firmware Customization -> Custom Commands -> Desktop -> Final desktop command:

sed -i /services/fbrw/firefox/distribution/policies.json -e 's#BlockAboutAddons": true#BlockAboutAddons": false#'
sed -i /services/fbrw/firefox/distribution/policies.json -e "s#igel-element_closer.xpi\"#igel-element_closer.xpi\",\n\"https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/wikimedia-input-tools/latest.xpi\"#"

You can also import this IGEL profile and there you have the commands.