Upgrade Firefox

[bill-lancaster]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question - can't get any sense out of the Firefox websites
I have Firefox V54 and it doesn't automatically update.
Have downloaded firefox-60.0.2(1).tar.bz2 and have extracted it to a new folder.
What now?

[Rog131]

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Have downloaded firefox-60.0.2(1).tar.bz2 and have extracted it to a new folder.
What now?

Install Firefox on Linux: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...-firefox-linux
---> Installing Firefox on Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion
------> Guide for installing Mozilla builds: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fi.../MozillaBuilds

[TWPonKubuntu]

You could also install from the appropriate repository for your Linux distro.

Look in your software manager, for instance Muon, Synaptic or just "Software Manager", search for Firefox and check the version which is being offered for installation.

I"m using Linux Mint and the Mint repository has Firefox 60.0.2 available.

[bill-lancaster]

Thanks for the replies. Synaptic shows v54.
Was hoping to upgrade so avoiding to backup and recover things. Presumably 'install' means a fresh install without inheriting all my settings etc

[vinnywright]

ver-60 of firefox is in the xenial repos now as well I have ver 59 as I use the firefox-plasma package as well and it has not been oped to 60 yet .

but firefox-60 is available to me if I want to force it .

VINNY

[SpecialEd]

Thanks for the replies. Synaptic shows v54.
Was hoping to upgrade so avoiding to backup and recover things. Presumably 'install' means a fresh install without inheriting all my settings etc

Either way should retain your profile. Do you have a Firefox account? (Have you signed in and created a transferable profile?)

[TWPonKubuntu]

My installation of Synaptic shows FF Ver. 60.0.2. That is due to the difference in Which repositories you have configured for your distro.

Which distro are you currently using? Does it have a generic Software Manager installed?

[vinnywright]

apt-cache will show what versions are available (with repo parts you have enabeld) and where they are coming from , like so

vinny@vinny-Bonobo-Extreme:~$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
Installed: 1:59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Candidate: 1:59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Version table:
*** 1:59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 500
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/plasmazilla/releases/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
   100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 500
   500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
   500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 500
   500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

note my forefox-59 is coming from the plasmazilla PPA but the firefox-60 is shown as available from

http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages

VINNY

[Snowhog]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question - can't get any sense out of the Firefox websites
I have Firefox V54 and it doesn't automatically update.
Have downloaded firefox-60.0.2(1).tar.bz2 and have extracted it to a new folder.
What now?

What VERSION of Kubuntu are you running?

[bill-lancaster]

I'm running Kubuntu 16.10

[claydoh]

I'm running Kubuntu 16.10

16.10 is no longer supported, so you won't get updates on anything, not just Firefox.

[GreyGeek]

If you open the tar file with Ark you can extract the firefox directory and its contents to /home/name/, and then edit the KMenu to create an entry for FireFox.


The line in blue is the one you want to link to in your KMenu setting.


PS- Just noticed that you are running 16.10. Not a good idea to run non LTS versions unless you want to help test or enjoy installing Kubuntu every 4 or 8 months.

[woodsmoke]

Ummmmm

the old woodsmoker is kindastupid...just a hardware kinda guy...

and the old woodsmoker is...LAZY...

but ...yeah ...my work computer is so old that even Matilda has tried to get it locked into the old seed box down in the dungeons...



BUT...the old woodsmoker CANNOT get Firefox to upgrade...

FOLLOW THE BELOW instructions TO THE LETTER...

and...if you still can't get it to work...

you...like me...are older than dirt!

woodoldsmoke

[chimak111]

16.10 is no longer supported, so you won't get updates on anything, not just firefox.

^^^^ this!!!