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FireFox 5 removal

Asked by David_g

I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and FireFox 5.

FireFox 5 does not correctly open up all the addresses on my local network, but FireFox 3 does.

How do I remove FireFox 5 and reinstall FireFox 3?

I have downloaded FireFox 3 and run it via terminal, but because I have not removed FireFox 5 there are confusing issues.

Thank you,

David.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

Hi. Open the Ubuntu Software Center, and search for Firefox.
Then remove it.

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David_g (david-g-jones) said : 		#2

Thank you for telling me how to remove Firefox.

How do I install a previous version?

David.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#3

You have to do this:
1. Open a Terminal and run:
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop

2. Dowenload this file, then paste the content on the previous program:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/1ALN/

But keep attention! At the 118 line you must change 'Exec=firefox %u' with Exec= PATH OF YOUR FIREFOX'

3. Save in gedit and close.

4. Open nautilus in /usr/share/applications and drag and drop the Firefox icon on Unity launcher.

I hope this will help you.

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#4

At the 2 passage:
when you change the line 118, you should change only 'firefox' with the path of your firefox.
For example:
my path is = /home/enry/Desktop/firefox/firefox
the line 118 is = Exec=firefox %u

It will be = Exec=/home/enry/Desktop/firefox/firefox %u

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