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rhia_starsong in ubuntu_users

upgrading firefox

Jan 04, 2012 21:26

I am trying to update my version of Firefox to 9.0 from 8.0.1. The tool that pops up in Firefox at first never actually connects, so I have to do it manually. Trouble is, I am running 8 but also have the Ubuntu release for Ubuntu 10.04 (I think it's Firefox 3.5 or something) that I do not use. What I need to know is: when I download Firefox 9.0 ( Read more... )

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sapphorlando January 5 2012, 13:38:54 UTC

I don't know all the details of this, so I'm reluctant to offer an opinion on it, but Canonical has a page here on manual Firefox updates for Ubuntu.

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rhia_starsong January 5 2012, 16:50:08 UTC

Thanks, I think that worked!

benanov January 5 2012, 15:32:50 UTC

As I posed in UbuntuLinux, which seems to be quite dead:

Add the PPA here. You'll get 9.01 through official update channels, and it'll replace the packaged FF 3.5, not your 8.0 install.

https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/firefox-stable/

rhia_starsong January 5 2012, 16:50:32 UTC

Thanks, I think this worked!