Ubuntu 8.04 mit Firefox 3 = fatal combination !?

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

Hi C.
Thanks for your feedback and your warning pointers to the Betas ! ;-)


On Mon, 2008-04-14 at 14:13 +0200, Clayton wrote:
> >  On my Ubuntu 7.10 with Firefox 2.0.0.13 works well and myself I really
> >  do not understand why in Ubuntu 8.04 Beta it is Firefox 3 !?
> >
> >  This makes testing even more difficulty !!!
> >
> >  It makes NO sense to join the test program since it is not my system and
> >  my fellow is IT illiterate.
> 
> If you are installing any Linux release for a new user who is not IT
> literate, you should not be installing a Beta release (even though
> 8.04 release is only a few days away).  Beta releases are put out for
> testing.  Firefox3 is still Beta (as is Ubuntu 8.04) and lots of
> extensions do not work right even if you install the Nightly Builder
> Tools extension.

Yes, I know that both are betas and 8.04 is to come very soon !! ;-))


> If this is a new user, Ubuntu 7.10 would be a better choice on his/her
> computer.  There is an easy and well documented upgrade path to 8.04
> once it is released.

An installation was not really planned yet !
It should more be to get an eyeful how it looks and works !!
The first impression was cool and impressive !!!

After that we started Firefox and to get along with his used
websites ...
... we wanted to add Foxmarks to get his bookmarks available like on his
other systems (business & private).

Unfortunately it didn't work ! ;-(
The same was with Download Status !! ;-((
 
Another try with Skype was more lucky ! ;-)

As for Foxmark & Download Status:
Myself on my wife's PC we have 8.04 installed too and did not face the
problems with both because she doesn't use them !! ;-))


> Another option is to install Firefox 2.0.0.13 in the Ubuntu 8.04
> install and have them use the older stable version until Firefox 3.0 is finished.

Well, that would have been an option but this time !

IMHO, it really would have been much better to use the stable Firefox
2.0.0.13 with 
this late 8.04 Beta so short before its release date !!

Cheers, svobi