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Downloading Firefox 3.6

Asked by Philip Marks

I have Ubuntu 8 and Firefox 3.0 . I have tried to install Firefox 3.6 as suggested by the browser but keep failing because of 'wrong architecture' I have downloaded a file called 3.6.1.3 tar,bz2 onto something called Archive Manager but cannot open or launch it. I also have the same problem with Novel Moonlight. Any suggestions?

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joopbraak (joopbraak) said : 		#1

You should be able to install the latest version of Firefox with Synaptic.

If that doesn't work you can download the deb packages from

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/firefox

Moonlight is only available from the repository since karmic.

You can try to install it from:

http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/download.aspx

but, if that doesn't work, I'm afraid you'll have to upgrade Ubuntu.

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joopbraak (joopbraak) said : 		#2

Choose i386 if you installed the 32bit version of Ubuntu and amd64 if you installed the 64bit version.

Else it will say "Wrong architecture".

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Philip Marks (marxph) said : 		#3

thankyou guys. I appear to have synaptic package manager in my list of applications (add or remove) but I have no idea how to acess this program or make it open Firefox 3.6 PHILIP

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joopbraak (joopbraak) said : 		#4

Did you try my other suggestions?

And what happens if you go to System, Administration, Update Manager, press Check and install all updates?

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Philip Marks (marxph) said : 		#5

Thankyou joopbraak stil can't access synaptic. The last time I tried Install updates my machine went into meltdown, lost half its functions and I had to use reboot disc.The trouble is I don't know how to use one of these machines. It's just a large telephone link to me. Thanks all the same Philip

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joopbraak (joopbraak) said : 		#6

OK, can you try to open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt +T) and then type:

sudo apt-get update

Press enter and type in your password when asked for it.

then type:

sudo apt-get upgrade

Press enter, type Y to install all updates.

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