Ubuntu 8.04: Migrating to Firefox 2.0.0.x from Firefox 3 Beta

[NoOp]

On 04/25/2008 04:55 PM, SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 17:09 +0200, Mario Vukelic wrote:
>> On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 18:00 +0300, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
>> > 
>> > The text is about removing the Firefox 3 Beta and installing Firefox 2
>> > stable, and not the opposite as it looks like you think in your
>> > message.
>> 
>> Sorry, it was a type to write, "WHY do you recommend to remove
>> FF2 when there is no real reason to do so?" It should have been "FF3"
>> 
>> My point is that there is no reason to remove FF3 Beta at all. One can
>> simply install FF2 and use that. This way one will receive the update to
>> FF3 Final automatically, once is is released.
> 
> Well, Mario, 
> I was glad and happy for your help how to install FF2 additionally to
> FF3 here !
> Your suggested procedure worked like a charm !!
> Thank you !!!
> 
> Unfortunately FF2 does not work anymore as expected and like under 7.10
> and 
> FF3 seems to have spoilt something to let FF2 run properly. ;-(
> 
> Myself I already have tried to remove the WHOLE FF stuff but ...
> ... without deleting the FF data/s in the respective home folder. ;-|
> 
> As a last action to 8.04 & FF3:
> Today I will repeat and do the complete removal of FF3 again ...
> ... and then install a maiden FF2 only ! ;-)
> 
> Cheers, svobi
> 
> 

Sigh... :-)


1. Uninstall (U) FF2 from Synaptic.

2. Download FF2 from Mozilla
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

3. mkdir ~/FF2

4. Copy the FF2 .gz that you downloaded to the ~/FF2 directory and
extract it there: open Nautilus, double click on the .gz extract
including using "Re-create folders".

6. From a terminal:

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
cd ~FF2
./firefox -P

Create a new "FF2" profile & open FF with that profile.

Click Tools|Add-ons and add your beloved Foxmarks...

Or:

1. Assuming you've already installed (U)FF2 - From a terminal:

firefox-2 -P

Create a new "FF2" profile & open FF with that profile.

2. Tools|Add-ons
Disable "Ubuntu Firefox Modifications 0.5" & restart FF2

3. Click Tools|Add-ons and add your beloved Foxmarks...