Firefox 1.0.6 and Thunderbird 1.0.6

[redlabour]

They arrive this Week - hopefully in Ubuntu too !

[dave9191]

From what I understand the versioning policy with ubuntu is that hoary will stay with firefox 1.0.2 and only have security patches applied. I think breezy is being shipped with 1.0.4. You'll probably be able to get a newer version from the backport repositories, or install it yourself. the firefox shipped with ubunutu is optimised for gnome and ubuntu.

Dave

[Kyral]

The Firefox currently in Backports is 1.0.2 with the security patches so its basically 1.0.4...I guess a packaging bug or something. But yah, I seriously don't see why we cannot bring 1.0.6 into Backports....heck if I knew how to I would do it myself..

[redlabour]

The Firefox currently in Backports is 1.0.2 with the security patches so its basically 1.0.4...I guess a packaging bug or something. But yah, I seriously don't see why we cannot bring 1.0.6 into Backports....heck if I knew how to I would do it myself..

The funny thing about is that even Mozilla means that this is a Bug by Ubuntu and they asked the Ubuntu Developer Team to correct the Versionnumber. You can see it on the Updatesite by Mozilla.org when you go there via Firefox from Ubuntu.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/upgrade/

You appear to be using the Firefox package provided by Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu distributed a new version of Firefox which contains the security fixes from 1.0.6 but ... etc.

[dave9191]

you can always install firefox from the mozzila site yourself if you like

Dave

[SpEcIeS]

Even though I am an upgrade fan, 1.0.4 is running really nice, so is it really necessary to update? What are the security issues, if someone knows off the top of their head?

Perhaps it would be best to wait for the Ubuntu group to deal with this one. Mozilla's installation does not seem to comply with synaptic. Ubuntu has firefox spread about where Mozilla is a straight install.

Like one of the examples given, it may be a good idea to install into home, just to give it a try.

[dave9191]

Well whenever i install software like firefox myself i always dump it into the /opt dir. Synaptic never puts anything there, so i know its all my stuff. Like java, eclipse, firefox

Dave

[SpEcIeS]

Well whenever i install software like firefox myself i always dump it into the /opt dir. Synaptic never puts anything there, so i know its all my stuff. Like java, eclipse, firefox

Dave

That is a great idea. Personally I started that one with OpenOffice 1.9 Beta and LimeWire.

Update:
Just applied the latest 1.0.6 firefox, and I utilized the /opt option. It works really well.

[DiGiTaLFX]

Sorry but I'm a bit new. Why doesn't the new ff get put straight into the repositories. Also (kinda related) how come things such as gaim are out dated too?

[SpEcIeS]

Sorry but I'm a bit new. Why doesn't the new ff get put straight into the repositories. Also (kinda related) how come things such as gaim are out dated too?

This issue is version relevent. Every six months Ubuntu distributes a new version; next is breezy. For the impatient, like me, compile + install, create deb's + install, and install packages, like firefox.

In my opinion configure --prefix=/usr ; make ; make install is the easiest, or checkinstall for deb build.