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Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => Unix / Linux Discussion => Topic started by: Joe on April 10, 2006, 07:30:09 PM

Title: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: Joe on April 10, 2006, 07:30:09 PM
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FirefoxNewVersion

Nice guide. Setting restoration didn't work, but I don't use bookmarks beyond the toolbar anyhow, so I don't care. Was pretty straightforward, and it allowed me to keep 1.0.7 as firefox.ubuntu

The reason that I posted this here is because, due to Ubuntu's APT system (same with debian), it's a real pain to install newer versions of software shipped with the OS.
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: Newby on April 11, 2006, 08:57:54 PM
Why not download the installer from www.mozilla.com and install it yourself?

Fuck the APT system for some software...
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: iago on April 11, 2006, 09:13:19 PM
I use Mozilla's FTP.  ftp to ftp.mozilla.org, follow the obvious folders, download firefox-version.tar.gz, extract it, move it to /usr/local/lib, and point your shortcut there.  It's not very hard..
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: Newby on April 11, 2006, 09:41:22 PM
Too easy. Mine requires clicking ala Windows installers. Joe's way just sucks.
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: Joe on April 12, 2006, 12:10:43 PM
That's exactly what I did, went to mozilla.org and got the installer. I just had to cheat the system to allow me to do it.
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: iago on April 12, 2006, 03:10:44 PM
You suck and so does your distro. 


(That's loosely quoted from a mailing list: you suck and so does your filesystem)
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: deadly7 on April 12, 2006, 06:12:41 PM
#pkginstall ?? It worked for me. :p
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: Newby on April 12, 2006, 07:09:01 PM
Quote from: deadly7 on April 12, 2006, 06:12:41 PM
#pkginstall ?? It worked for me. :p

I thought it was installpkg for Slackware..
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: rabbit on April 12, 2006, 08:10:59 PM
Ubuntu is dyslexic.
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: deadly7 on April 12, 2006, 09:50:48 PM
Pretty much.
Title: Re: Installing Firefox 1.5.0.1 on Ubuntu 5.10
Post by: Joe on April 12, 2006, 10:50:53 PM
joe@deadmeat:~ $ su
Password:
root@deadmeat:/home/joe # pkginstall
bash: pkginstall: command not found

Ubuntu isn't dyslexic, but deadly clearly is. <3.