[ubuntu-in] installing firefox 3.6.6 on ubuntu 9.04

[Ritesh Sinha]

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Linux Lingam <linuxlingam at gmail.com> wrote:
> am thinking of installing firefox 3.6.6. under ubuntu 9.04.
> anyone done that? is there a howto?
> is there a better way to do it so the system auto-checks for updates
> and suggests i install them later?
> more importantly, will firefox 3.6.6. break something?
> have already read it will make my plug-ins and add-ons unusable,
> especially those much-needed ad-blockers.
> will my system become unstable, or misbehave,
> will my otherwise productive hours be spent
> in panic-mode fighting a disintegrating system?
> will things go teetering to the edge of chaos?
> will 3.6.6. spell doom to my otherwise lovely 9.04?
> will my faith in the robustness of foss be shaken? again?

You could first start by backing up your existing profile.

This should take you down that road :)

# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

and sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade.

Read somewhere (can't find the link) that it works fine on Lucid.

Good luck!

If hell breaks loose, remove the repo from sources and revert.

Unrelated: I remember reading some of your articles in LFY, I really
enjoyed them!


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