[CentOS] FireFox and Plugins

[Alice Wonder]

On 11/04/2016 05:09 AM, Jonathan Billings wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 10:10:20AM +0000, James Pearson wrote:
>>
>> It shows up when I run Firefox - in both about:plugins and about:addons ->
>> Plugins
>>
>> If you use a central Mozilla autoconfig file setup - see, for example:
>>
>>
>> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Enterprise_deployment#Configuration>
>>
>> then you can use the following line to disable this plug-in:
>>
>>  lockPref("plugin.state.librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin", 0);
>>
>> (and similar lines to disable any other plug-in)
>>
>> James Pearson
>
> With all the talk about deleting a packaged file or rebuilding a base
> package, I'm surprised no one has noticed this solution.  The above is
> most likely the best solution. Easy to deploy through CM, won't be
> overwritten with package updates, and is the best for "Enterprise"
> customers (who deploy to hundreds or thousands of computers).
>
> I'm already using something similar to change the default home page.
>

Thank you, that looks like what I originally was seeking - a way to 
blacklist the plugin.

It's still a bit puzzling that there isn't a checkbox next to plugins in 
the Preferences pane.

I gather FireFox is planning to get rid of plugin support altogether so 
soon it may not be an issue.