HowTo Install the Latest Firefox in Ubuntu (Ultimate HowTo)

[towsonu2003]

OK, I have been running 1.5 for a while (1.5.0.1 actually). The wiki article worked flawlessly.

My question is, 1.0.8 showed up in the repos today so, naturally, Ubuntu wants to upgrade. I'm worried, though, that doing so will break my 1.5 install. Has anyone done the upgrade even though they are running 1.5? Did they have to put the 1.5 install back as the default? Did they lose any of their FF profile info?

Any advice is appreciated!

so far there were 3 approaches that I saw:
1. lock firwfox version to 1.0.7 via synaptic (what I did)
2. back up your firefox profile, follow wiki instructions to remove firefox (only the following)

# First, /usr/bin/firefox
 sudo rm /usr/bin/firefox
 sudo dpkg-divert --rename --remove /usr/bin/firefox
 # Then, /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox, used as the default gnome browser
 sudo rm /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox
 sudo dpkg-divert --rename --remove /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox

do the upgrade, and do installation instructions on wiki (only these)

# First, /usr/bin/firefox
 sudo dpkg-divert --divert /usr/bin/firefox.ubuntu --rename /usr/bin/firefox
 sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
 # Then, /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox, used as the default gnome browser
 sudo dpkg-divert --divert /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox.ubuntu --rename /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox
 sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox

without starting/running firefox during this process

3. backup your profile and do the upgrade, hoping it will not break anything.

I don't remember anyone choosing any of these options reporting any problems to the forum about the upgrade

[Sokraates]

Updating 1.0.8 will delete your original Firefox-icons, if you have them installed.

Your profile is safe, but won't work at all with 1.0.8.

If you diverted firefox to mozilla-firefox, you will have to do it again.

Apart from that, you should have no problems.

[skeezer65134]

so far there were 3 approaches that I saw:
1. lock firwfox version to 1.0.7 via synaptic (what I did)

I wasn't aware you could even do that. That brings the next question; how do I lock it at a version?

[aysiu]

I wasn't aware you could even do that. That brings the next question; how do I lock it at a version?

Like this.

[aysiu]

Ensnared, I've updated your script to use Thunderbird 1.5.0.2.

[Ensnared]

Good stuff

I almost forgot about this since I've upgraded to Dapper on everything except my server, so thanks for taking care of it

[erlendba]

Hi

Followed the script and it worked perfectly, except for the keyboard shortcut that I used for the browser. It does not work at all, even after I tried resetting it. Does anyone have a clue?

Second question: Are the files from my previous version removed?

[sumgai]

I tried the script and it worked fine except I can't install extensions unless I run firefox as root (obviously when I try to run firefox as the user, the extensions aren't there).

It seemed like firefox was also forgetting changes to preferences, so in a blind attempt, I chmod'ed all the relevant files to +w for all and that seemed to fix the preferences issue, but I've still got the extensions problem.

Also, I tried the script for thunderbird. All the files seem to be where they belong, but I don't get anything when I try to run it (from the menu or from command line).

Bear in mind that it's been about 20 years since I've seriously used any Unix-like OS, so I apologize for being a reborn noob.

Any help would be mucho appreciado!

Mitch

[vexorian]

After using this article to install firefox 1.5.0.1 when I wanted to update to 1.5.0.2 I just had to use:

$ sudo firefox

Then the Help/Check for updates was available and I could update easily.

Is there a way to make ubuntu's auto update thing stop bothering me about updating to 1.0.9 ?

[aysiu]

Is there a way to make ubuntu's auto update thing stop bothering me about updating to 1.0.9 ?

Yes. Look at the post above yours--with a screenshot of how to do it.