Abrowser refuses to install unsigned extensions, even if xpinstall.signatures.required is set to false
Steps to reproduce
- Open Abrowser.
- Navigate to about:config.
- look up
xpinstall.signatures.required
preference and set it tofalse
. - Try to install an unsigned WebExtension, for example by navigating to Haketilo-1.0-beta2 XPI file.
Expected behavior
Abrowser prompts the user to install the extension. Installation completes after clicking "Add" button.
Experienced behavior
Abrowser shows a message saying "Abrowser has prevented this site from installing an unverified add-on". There's no button to ignore the warning and proceed regardless.
Reproduced on:
Abrowser 96, 97, 98
Notes
LibreWolf adds a
export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=
line to mozconfig during build. Unsigned add-ons install as expected on LibreWolf. Perhaps the same needs to be done for Abrowser?
This was previously reported at https://trisquel.info/en/issues/28767 or https://trisquel.info/en/issues/28768 but unfortunately, both issues are inaccessible now