How to install/upgrade to seamonkey1.1.12

Hi,

Please follow the installation instructions here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SeaMonkey

Download command is

wget -c http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/releases/1.1.12/seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.linux-i686.installer.tar.gz

Regards,

Mark

I followed all the instructions faithfully. My laptop showed that the seamonkey1.1.12 is being downloaded and installed, but when I tried to run it, it was the old versions 1.1.9. Pl. help.

Hi,

Try using the Ubuntuzilla script to update seamonkey:

http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/

Regards,

Mark

sir, i am novice. Please explain step by step.

Hello

wget -c http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/seamonkey/releases/1.1.12/seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.linux-i686.installer.tar.gz

tar zxvf seamonkey-1.1.12.en-US.linux-i686.installer.tar.gz

cd seamonkey-installer
gksudo ./seamonkey-installer

(Just click all the buttons in the resulting GUI)

and its installed

Further customization:

sudo mv /usr/local/seamonkey/plugins /usr/local/seamonkey/plugins.bak
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins /usr/local/seamonkey/plugins
sudo ln -s /usr/local/seamonkey/seamonkey /usr/bin/seamonkey

and you are done...

Regards

I have followed your instructions. However, the result is that even after installation, when I run seamonkey, it shows that it is version 1.1.9 and 1.1.12.

Why not uninstall the Ubuntu seamonkey package first?

sudo apt-get remove --purge seamonkey

then you can install the downloaded version.

I have tried all the solutions offered by you, but the problem remains. I am able to download and install seamonkey1.1.12, but when I run it, it shows 1.1.9 version.

Make sure you've removed all Ubuntu packages.

sudo apt-get remove seamonkey seamonkey-browser seamonkey-chatzilla seamonkey-dom-inspector seamonkey-gnome-support seamonkey-mailnews

(The above is all on one line, it may wrap when viewed in the browser).

After this, if you type the "seamonkey" command in a terminal, you should get an error message that seamonkey isn't installed, if you don't then you've missed something.

Then you can install seamonkey from the mozilla site.

I have followed your instructions. I was able to download and install seamonkey1.1.12 after removing 1.1.9. However, after install nothing appeared.

So what happens when you open a terminal and type "seamonkey"?

I must also ask - as a self-confessed novice why do you feel the need to have this latest version of seamonkey rather than the Ubuntu package version?

When I type seamonkey in the terminal, nothing happens. Though I am a novice, I believe in using the latest softwares. I am from India. For the last three months, I am propagating Ubuntu. I have encouraged others to adopt Ubuntu. I am glad to inform you that many people have taken to Ubuntu, after I informed them about it. I feel Ubuntu is a good choice as it free. It provides all the features. However, I wish to add that it requires improvements here and there. I feel that the updates should provide the latest versions of the softwares.

Regarding upgrading to Seamonkey1.1.12, I would say that I removed the old version 1.1.9. Then I installed the latest version as instructed by Mr Bhavani Shankar. I was able to install it. But it did not appear any where on my machine.

A VERY BIG THANK YOU FOR UPGRADING TO SEAMONKEY1.1.12. KEEP IT UP. LONG LIVE UBUNTU.