From 0d11eafd133b85d0918f4902c9899845e65d4102 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 05:46:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Created 3.4 Apply + Update + Maintain (markdown) --- 3.4-Apply---Update---Maintain.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 3.4-Apply---Update---Maintain.md diff --git a/3.4-Apply---Update---Maintain.md b/3.4-Apply---Update---Maintain.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f249ae --- /dev/null +++ b/3.4-Apply---Update---Maintain.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +🟩 Previous: [Overrides [To RFP or Not]](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Overrides-[To-RFP-or-Not]) + +🟥 Summary: **We do not need one** + +--- + +🟪 APPLY + +If you are not using a new profile, we recommend running our [cleanup script](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/tree/master/scratchpad-scripts), the instructions are in the file + +🔹 Put all the relevant files into the root folder of your profile [1] + - `prefsCleaner` + - `updater` + - `user.js` + - `user-overrides.js` (which you created) + +Continue with the UPDATE part below + +[1] To find your profile, open `about:support` and look for `Profile Folder` under `Application Basics` + +🟪 UPDATE + +- 🔹 run the updater + - so the contents of your `user-overrides.js` is appended to the `user.js` +- 🔹 ALWAYS run prefsCleaner + - make sure Firefox is closed + - this will reset prefs that aren't needed or can cause issues, as well as keep things clean and tidy + - you can read more about prefsCleaner next + +🟪 MAINTAIN + +Starting with v97, arkenfox changes to the live master will happen once per release: all changes will be done in a separate branch and only merged when finished. I cannot guarantee when I will release each one - hopefully within a week of the Firefox release. Virtually nothing changes these days that will affect you in that time delay. + +So ... once a release ... check for the latest [changelog](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog), run the updater, and run prefsCleaner (with Firefox closed) + +--- + +🟩 Next: [prefsCleaner](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.5-prefsCleaner) \ No newline at end of file