hey guys.
ages ago i installed firefox manually in /opt/firefox.
i was wondering recently why my firefox version always stayed the same although it was updated by synaptic.
today i upgraded to edgy eft and still i didn't have firefox2.0. only then i realised i had two versions installed and the links in my /usr/bin directory pointed to the one in /opt/firefox that didn't get updated by synaptic.
i changed the links so they are pointing to /usr/lib/firfox and now i'm running firefox2.0.
now my question:
how do i uninstall the old firefox in /opt/firefox ?
do i just remove it by typing
or do i have to care about any links, personal data or anything like that?Code:sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox
please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion
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Yes it's that simple! Just before deleting the firefox dir make sure you've saved your plugin dir so you can copy the plugins files into yourCode:sudo rm -rf /opt/firefoxexcept for your soft link to Java if you have that plugin: the link must be made afresh from the java dir to your new firefox plugin dir.Code:/usr/lib/firefox/plugins
You can also remove your old firefox icon from the taskbar
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I have to disagree. Many users who installed the new version of Firefox used this document: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion (either manual or script version)
which diverts all kinds of information from the older to the newer version of Fx. So it's a good idea to follow the removal instructions at that page.
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