How often are repositories updated - Firefox 1.5?

[dcs3jah]

I was just wondering how quickly the repositories are updated after a new version of an OSS program comes out?

I fancy trying out Firefox 1.5, but I'd rather use Synaptic than do it manually.
Anyone have any ideas when it might be included?

Cheers.

[23meg]

It won't be included in the main repositories. Ubuntu won't provide updates to applications except security updates. It will be backported though; see the Ubuntu Backports forum for details.

[manicka]

Firefox 1.5 probably won't be included in backports until it hits the dapper repos. Ubuntu has a policy of keeping Firefox up to date but I don't know if that applies to 1.5..... anyone else?

I'm using 1.5 using the method descrobed at the link below. It's very easy to follow.

http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/FirefoxNewVersion

[23meg]

See this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=96595

[dcs3jah]

Excellent. I'll check it out. Thanks for your help.

I'll probably end up installing it 'manually' using the article I found here - http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/45917/index.html