Install The Newest Firefox ppa with command "add-apt-repository" (9.10 & above)

[SilverWave]

Other "add-apt-repository" examples:
1.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

2.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa

3. Gain access to the latest chromium-daily ppa.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily

Looking at the chromium-daily example above, it may be that the "/ppa" at the end of the other examples is not required

But as there is no Man page or Help who knows!

[EDIT]
Tested and confirmed, I have updated the command in the How-to.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security

Successful as below:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security
[sudo] password for me: 
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv AF316E81A155146718A6FBD7A6DCF7707EBC211F
gpg: requesting key 7EBC211F from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 7EBC211F: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Mozilla Security Team" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
:~$

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily

Successful as below:

:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv B34505EA326FEAEA07E3618DEF4186FE247510BE
gpg: requesting key 247510BE from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 247510BE: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Mozilla Daily Build Team" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
:~$

[nanotube]

well, fwiw, ff 3.5.7 was released today, and is already present in the ubuntuzilla repository. let's see how long it takes to percolate to the repos for the supported ubuntu releases...

[SilverWave]

well, fwiw, ff 3.5.7 was released today, and is already present in the ubuntuzilla repository. let's see how long it takes to percolate to the repos for the supported ubuntu releases...

great minds think alike:

Firefox security and stability update for version 3.5.7 and 3.0.17 available for download

And this is a fair test as it is a Security Update - so it is important.

[EDIT: Correction]

Just a quick note - Mozilla released Firefox 3.5.7 and 3.0.17 yesterday. Having looked through the patch list, it doesn't appear that there are any security issues though there are some stability fixes added. [link]

status1.9.1: .7-fixed

[nanotube]

let's wait, but in the meantime here's some data about earlier firefox releases:

firefox 3.5.6, released on December 15, 2009:
the package made it into the karmic repository on 18-Dec-2009

3.5.5, and 3.5.4 did not make it into the karmic repository at all, it seems

3.5.3 was released on September 9, 2009, before karmic was released. so looking at the jaunty repository, the file is dated October 20, 2009. (that's quite a long wait... guess they were waiting for karmic?)

at any rate, let's see how it goes with 3.5.7.

Seamonkey 2.0.2 is slated for release on january 13, but seeing as how karmic and all previous releases are still on seamonkey1 in the repos, it's never going to make it in...

btw: release date data from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases
package date data from packages.ubuntu.com

[SilverWave]

let's wait, but in the meantime here's some data about earlier firefox releases:

firefox 3.5.6, released on December 15, 2009:
the package made it into the karmic repository on 18-Dec-2009

3.5.5, and 3.5.4 did not make it into the karmic repository at all, it seems

I would expect a security update to be released within a week, but even then its urgency depends on the seriousness of the exploit.

Also there has to be _by definition_ some time for the new package to be tested, with a reasonable number of testers, to have assurance that it will not break any other software. In the windows enterprise world the turnaround from the ms updates to deployment is 2-4weeks, sometimes a lot longer (and you pay big bucks for it). Also as my OS is Linux I am not really sweating it, as its damn secure by default and not targeted by the huge majority of malware (if at all). Coming from windows a lot of first time users are jumpy about updating their browser which is understandable

Users, who decide that partial quality assurance is sufficient, can get the updates earlier by using the security ppa (and actually helping by being testers and reporting bugs).

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security

Medium safety, halfway through the quality-assurance process.
Bugs are rare but no guarantees are given.

[SilverWave]

well, fwiw, ff 3.5.7 was released today, and is already present in the ubuntuzilla repository. let's see how long it takes to percolate to the repos for the supported ubuntu releases...

Available now in ubuntu-mozilla-security

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security

Medium safety, halfway through the quality-assurance process.
Bugs are rare but no guarantees are given.

Here is the full list

firefox-3.0 3.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 Alexander Sack (2010-01-06)
firefox-3.0 3.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 Alexander Sack (2010-01-06)
firefox-3.0 3.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 Alexander Sack (2010-01-06)

firefox-3.5 3.5.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 Alexander Sack (2010-01-06)
firefox-3.5 3.5.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 Alexander Sack (2010-01-06)
firefox-3.5 3.5.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 Alexander Sack (2010-01-06)

[SilverWave]

Available now in ubuntu-mozilla-security

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security

Medium safety, halfway through the quality-assurance process.
Bugs are rare but no guarantees are given.

OK as above I added the ubuntu-mozilla-security PPA and then ran "Update Manager"
I received the notification below advising me that 3.5.7 was available.

Changes for the versions:
3.5.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
3.5.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1

I proceeded with the update and I now have Firefox~3.5.7

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-GB; rv:1.9.1.7)
Gecko/20100106 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic)
Firefox/3.5.7 - Build ID: 20091215231754

easypeasy

[SilverWave]

Now:
firefox-3.6 3.6~hg20100107r33493+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd1~karmic

Previously:
firefox-3.6 3.6~b6~hg

Firefox 3.6 RC1 Available for Download Tomorrow January 8th, 2010, Mozilla hopes

[SilverWave]

Gain access to the latest ubuntu-mozilla-daily ppa.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily

Low safety, daily packages have not undergone any quality assurance.
Sometimes very safe but sometimes may not work at all.

Checked "Update Manager" and this is what is reported:

Changes for the versions:
3.6~b6~hg20100104r33473+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd1~karmic
3.6~hg20100107r33493+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd1~karmic

Installed proposed changes and I am now running 3.6pre

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2pre)
Gecko/20100107 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic)
Namoroka/3.6pre - Build ID: 20100107062717

[nanotube]

So, ff 3.5.7 made it into the karmic repo today. that makes 3 days since mozilla release.

Well, not too bad - before, it used to be at least a week.