View Full Version : [SOLVED] How to install Firefox 4 - I don't want the daily builds but I do want 64 bit version
MountainX
February 14th, 2011, 10:26 PM
The Mozilla downloads from here (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html) do not include a 64 bit Linux version.
The only repo I have found is this one:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu
I don't want to use that repo because the daily builds quite often break Firefox and then I'm screwed until it is fixed.
I'm looking for a 64 bit build of the latest Firefox 4.0 beta (currently 11) for Ubuntu. Anyone have a suggestion?
MountainX
February 16th, 2011, 08:48 AM
no suggestions?
MountainX
April 19th, 2011, 05:13 PM
SOLUTION:
To install (e.g., from "stable" repo):
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox ubufox
Alternate (GUI) way to install:
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Go to Applications > Ubuntu Software Center from the top panel go to Edit > Software Sources and click the ‘Other Software’ tab.Press ‘Add’ button and then paste the following line
ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
Once the update is done you can head to System > Administration > Update Manager to perform an upgrade.
Different channels available:
Firefox-stable channel
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completely replaces previous versions of Firefox!
ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
Security-testing packages
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halfway through the quality-assurance process.
ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa
Report any bugs:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Bugs
Daily updates
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Under active development! Breaks periodically. Runs along side stock version (doesn't replace it)
ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
Thunderbird:
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Error NOTE:
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The command line way will not proceed if there is an error like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
gpg: keyserver timed out
gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error
BUT, the GUI way will proceed (after hanging a while) and the update will simply give a warning about the software being UNAUTHENTICATED. But it will install.
References:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1712247&page=36
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