firefox 3.6

[snowpine]

I'm not running Ubuntu right now (I'm at work), but on the windows version, I just clicked the menu "Help/Check for Updates". It found the 3.6 update and installed it for me.

Maybe there is a similar menu option for the linux version? I'll go home and check later.

It is disabled in Ubuntu, to encourage users to use the package manager for updates.

[whiskeylover]

Oh

[Eisenwinter]

Well that's an absurd response, particularly on the forum of a Debian based distribution. There's no reason that compiling and linux need to go hand-in-hand. In fact, as another poster has pointed out, there's a thread containing a link to a PPA/deb file.

He doesn't have to compile anything, sure. But, he said he wanted a point-and-click solution.

I have not Used Ubuntu in over a year, and even when I did, I would always install software from the command line, so excuse me if I'm missing something.

[Gallahhad]

I'm using Firefox 3.6 here on Debian Lenny 5.0.3, it looks and feels like Firefox. I neither like it better nor less than I ever have. Works a treat for browsing the internet

[Eisenwinter]

I'm using Firefox 3.6 here on Debian Lenny 5.0.3, it looks and feels like Firefox. I neither like it better nor less than I ever have. Works a treat for browsing the internet

Out of interest, did you install it using the package manager?

[Technoviking]

where can I find a .deb package to install Firefox 3.6?

dont advice me to compile anything please, I just want a point and click solution.

I have heard there are plans to upgrade Firefox to version 3.6 in Ubuntu 9.10, but it may take a few week due to changes needed in the language packs.

PLEASE be careful and thinking about random deb files for Firefox 3.6. They maybe be poorly built or even malicious and really screw up your Ubuntu install.

T-V

[phrostbyte]

There is three options to (easily) install Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu currently:

32-bit only builds:
- Download directly from Mozilla's site. This is just an archive with Firefox it, and it should run with a simple double click.

- Use this repository: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...itle=Main_Page (it can be installed with copy/pasting a few commands)

32-bit or 64-bit:
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...3&postcount=14 (note the underline)

- Wait till Ubuntu 10.04 is released. (Unless the Ubuntu team decides to officially backport 3.6 to Karmic)

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The "hard" way would be to apt-get source firefox, replace all the Firefox 3.5 source code in the source package with Firefox 3.6 sources, and rebuild it with debuild

If that will actually work.

[Eisenwinter]

I have heard there are plans to upgrade Firefox to version 3.6 in Ubuntu 9.10, but it may take a few week due to changes needed in the language packs.

PLEASE be careful and thinking about random deb files for Firefox 3.6. They maybe be poorly built or even malicious and really screw up your Ubuntu install.

T-V

So could the official debs released by cannonical. You can never be 100% sure, unless you have looked at the source code and then created the package.

[phrostbyte]

So could the official debs released by cannonical. You can never be 100% sure, unless you have looked at the source code and then created the package.

Right, but it is less likely.

[Eisenwinter]

Right, but it is less likely.

Of course.