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I have an extension for Thunderbird that I'd like to install automatically from a script - since I have to do it on all our workstations - is there a way to do that?
Thanks!

(Ubuntu 9.04)

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Taken from Mozillazine...

Generic Install

firefox.exe -install-global-extension extension.xpi

Specific Profile

firefox.exe -profile "path to profile folder" -install-global-extension extension.xpi

Batch Install

for %%e in ("path to extensions\*.xpi") do "firefox.exe" -install-global-extension "%%e"
for %%e in ("path to themes\*.jar") do "firefox.exe" -install-global-theme "%%e"

Someone in the thread asserts they work for Thunderbird in the same manner.

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Check this post out, might help you.

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  • Ahh, sorry just realized my answer is the same exact content as what you linked. +rep
    – WerkkreW
    May 18, 2009 at 15:56
  • The problem with link-only answers...: The requested topic does not exist. Now here but probably extremely old.
    – Pablo A
    Jan 9, 2020 at 19:50
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The command line option -install-global-extension has been deprecated as of Gecko 1.9.2, FF 3.6.x, TB 3.1.x.

Mozilla now suggest to:

Copy the .xpi file into the <installation_directory>\extensions folder.

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Here http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/74-ubuntu/271-ubuntu-firefox-thunderbird-addon-commandline is mozilla-extension-manager bash script that can automate downloading xpi file, installing and removing Mozilla Firefox extensions (local or globally) via cli (command line) commands without gui.

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