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firefox-3.0 package

can't update to firefox 3.5

Asked by stargazer on 2009-09-24

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

I am using Jaunty Ubuntu 9.04 and have Firefox 3.014 and trying to go to Firefox 3.5. I did sudo apt-get install Firefox-3.5 and it seemed that the install went through and it then told me that I had a lot of dependencies to remove using sudo apt-get autoremove. I did that and I am still using Firefox 3.0. How do I update?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Answered

For:: Ubuntu firefox-3.0 Edit question

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Last query:: 2009-09-24

Last reply:: 2009-10-06

This question was originally filed as bug #435919.

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stargazer (vanconant) said on 2009-09-24:

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Micah Gersten (micahg) said on 2009-09-24:

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

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Micah Gersten (micahg) said on 2009-09-24:

You can start Firefox 3.5 in Jaunty by selecting Shiretoko Web Browser in the menu or typing firefox-3.5 on the console. Firefox 3.5 on Jaunty is installed alongside 3.0. There is no per se 'upgrade', but 3.5 will import your 3.0 profile.

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John2 (humright2) said on 2009-10-06:

Hi,

Micah is right. You can install Shiretoko from the Add/Remove application and also, you may consider making Shiretoko as your default browser (EDIT>PREFERENCES>ADVANCED>GENERAL) so that you are going to use only that and not the older 3.0.

You may want to refer to this thread for more information:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+question/84879

Hope it helps.