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Re:Firefox 76 by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @03:15PM (#23083693)
Ironically though, I wonder if not using Firefox much is the cause of that annoyance. In other words, Firefox usually waits for an opportune time to update, but if it's been closed for a long time, it likely decides that it's too out of date, and updating asap is critical for security.

I'll reiterate my recommendation for ESR, it's Firefox but for people who want less frequent updates. :)

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Re:Firefox 76 by rebelwebmaster on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @03:24PM (#23083811)
Firefox ESR updates on the same frequency as the mainline release, they're just more limited in scope (i.e. mostly just security & stability fixes).
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Re:Firefox 76 by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @03:27PM (#23083844)
They should be smaller downloads that install more quickly though, shouldn't they?

I'm not on Firefox ESR, but switching to Windows LTSC made Windows updates a lot less painful and less noticeable, even though technically the frequency is the same.

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