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Why do I keep getting updates for Firefox-3.5 and Firefox-3.5-branding?

Asked by ernie

Why do I keep getting updates for Firefox-3.5 and Firefox-3.5-branding? I have installed these updates at least 3 times, however, these keep showing up in Update Manager.

Uninstalling the previous version of Firefox did not help.

By the way, the current (3.5) version of Firefox that I am currently running is called Shiretoko, and has a different icon than the customary Firefox one.

Finally, I downloaded a tar.bz2 file from the Mozilla website -- thinking that would be the way to get the real thing - but I have no idea has to proceed with this file.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thaanks.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#1

Shiretoko is a different web-browser from Firefox. Both are produced by Mozilla, along with other web-browsers; Seamonkey, BonEcho and perhaps more. Shiretoko does look almost identical - i haven't yet found the differences. Proper Firefox 3.5 had a vulnerability although the patch has been released already i think - although i think only some Windows machines were likely to be affected. Anyway. Try making sure you also have proper firefox installed in your package manager, perhaps check in

Applications - Add/Remove Applications

I would leave it for about 2 days tho, just to make sure java doesn't get exploited - or go to "Edit" - "Preferences" and use the "Advanced" button beside java to make sure scripts don't get run automatically, at least until about Sunday or Monday ;)
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Shiretoko is Firefox. Shiretoko the internal developer name of Firefox-3.5 and it have a blu icon.

http://www.rebelzero.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-9-04-and-firefox-3-5-shiretoko/162

Hope this helps

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ernie (ernieanglade-yahoo) said : 		#3

Thanks for the clarification regarding Shiretoko.

Any idea though why I keep getting the same updates for Firefox-3.5 and Firefox-3.5-branding over and over in Update Manager?

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

No, i've been trying to avoid that but it might help to do some routine maintenanceon the update manager. Try going up to the top taskbar and click on

Applications - Accessories - Terminal

and into the terminal/command window/console type

apt-get -h

the -h tag is useful for getting a quick cheat-sheet on how to use a command. All the different linux distros, not just Ubuntu have this feature.

apt-get clean

apt-get autoclean

apt-get check

That should hopefully de-clutter you update manager and you should be able to complete that 3.5 update just one last time and then be free of it *fingers crossed*. That was interesting that Shiretoko is Firefox Development branch :)

Thanks all, good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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ernie (ernieanglade-yahoo) said : 		#5

Actually, somehow the issue went away. It didn't happen when I last checked. Thanks again.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#6

Lol, congrats. :)))
Glad to hear it's all good now :)
Regards from
Tom :)