Firefox 3.5 in update manager

**gmgj** · July 7th, 2009

When should I expect to see a notice about an Update/upgrade to Firefox 3.5?

I tried to get the 3.5 beta unsuccessfully and I am afraid that I whacked something.

**philinux** · July 7th, 2009

To get the beta from synaptic just use synaptic or in terminal type:-

Code:

sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5

or in firefox address bar

apt://firefox-3.5

**Tibuda** · July 7th, 2009

The new version is available if you install firefox-3.5. It will keep the old version, and will not include the official Firefox branding. This means it will be named Shiretoko, but don't worry about it. If you really don't like the Shiretoko name, then try reading http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/firefox , but I don't recommend it.

**Paddy Landau** · July 7th, 2009

I don't know, and it probably also depends on which version you're running.

I suggest that you uninstall Firefox, and then install whatever is available through Synaptic Package Manager. That way you can 'unwack' what you wacked.

**lovinglinux** · July 7th, 2009

The 4 most popular methods of installation of Firefox 3.5 (Psychocats, Ubuntuzilla, Repository, Swiftfox) are available in the "Install Other Versions" section of the Firefox optimization and troubleshooting thread.