Frustration with Firefox extension update

From: Patrick Wiseman (pwiseman_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/30/04

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    Apologies for asking here, as it's probably not specific to Debian,
    but I am a Debian user (testing system) and this is a very
    knowledgable group (about lots of things :).

    I use the gmail notifier extension, which lets me know whether I have
    new email. But I cannot update from 0.3.3 to 0.4 - it appears to
    install, but when I restart Firefox, the earlier version is still
    there. I have even uninstalled 0.3.3 and installed 0.4, but 0.3.3
    comes back! No doubt it's a permissions problem - so much with Linux
    is - but I can't figure out where Firefox keeps anything so that I
    could correct it. (An aside: why does Firefox use all these random
    strings for profiles and extensions, etc.? Security through
    obscurity? It makes for a very unpleasant enduser experience, at
    least for someone used to getting under the hood and editing config
    files.)

    I've Googled, searched Firefox help, and looked everywhere I can think
    of - I can't believe I'm experiencing a unique problem, but I can't
    find anything useful. You're my last resort!

    Happy new year to everyone.

    Patrick 

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