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Introduction
When a new version of Firefox comes out, there is some delay until it can be downloaded and run. This page will explain how to install Firefox as soon as possible. The Check For Updates link in Firefox is disabled in Ubuntu. Firefox should only be updated through the package-management system.
Instructions for the impatient
Low difficulty, high safety: these packages are maintained and fully tested by the Ubuntu Project
Jaunty and Karmic:: install the following package: firefox-3.5. Firefox 3.5 will be installed alongside Firefox 3.0.
Hardy and Intrepid:: Release time-frame: TBA<
>The Ubuntu Mozilla Team is working to make Firefox 3.5 available for older releases.
When you have installed the new package, a new icon will appear in Applications > Internet alongside your old Firefox icon. The name is based on the codename for the new Firefox release, so Firefox 3.5 was labeled Shiretoko Web Browser. If you do not like this name , install abrowser-3.5-branding and Firefox 3.5 label will be renamed to a simple Web Browser.
Installing untested versions of Firefox
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This section explains how to install packages that are still in development. Unless you want to help develop and test new versions, you should use the above instructions. |
Security-testing packages
Medium difficulty, medium safety: security-testing packages are halfway through the quality-assurance process. Although bugs are rare, no guarantees are given. Users of the most recent Ubuntu release can get new versions of Firefox a few days early from the semi-official ubuntu-mozilla-security archive. This archive holds updates to the Mozilla suite (including Firefox) while they're tested for security and stability. To get packages that have not yet been tested for security:
- Go to the ubuntu-mozilla-security personal package archive.
- Follow the official instructions on how to use software from a PPA
- Install the package for the new version of Firefox (e.g. this was firefox-3.5 when Firefox 3.5 was being released)
- A package without security testing will be made available a few days before general release
- Report|any bugs that you experience - especially anything that previously worked, then stops working
Daily updates
Medium difficulty, low safety: daily packages have not undergone any quality assurance. Daily packages are sometimes very safe, and sometimes don't work at all. Users of recent Ubuntu releases can get the latest development version of Firefox from the semi-official ubuntu-mozilla-daily archive. This archive holds updates to the Mozilla suite (including Firefox) that are under active development - for example, a preview version of Firefox 3.5.4 was available at the time of writing. Although these packages will work well most of the time, you should expect crashes and other problems. To get packages that are only half-finished:
- Go to the ubuntu-mozilla-daily personal package archive.
- Follow the official instructions on how to use software from a PPA
- Install the package for the new version of Firefox (e.g. this was firefox-3.5 when Firefox 3.5 was being released)
- A snapshot of a recent development version will be available immediately
- Report|any bugs that you experience
Installing from the Mozilla website (dangerous)
High difficulty, low safety: Sharing a Firefox profile between Ubuntu's Firefox 3.0 and Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 might cause problems that will go unnoticed for weeks or months. Please wait until the Ubuntu Mozilla Team make a stable version of Firefox available for your release. If you can't wait, please use one of the methods described above. If you have to use a Mozilla build of Firefox, see the guide for installing Mozilla builds. Installing from Mozilla is only recommended for comparing the behaviour of Ubuntu and Mozilla builds (e.g. while tracking down a bug).
See Also
- This page was based largely on a blog post by the head Ubuntu Firefox developer
- Another blog post explains why new versions use codenames and different icons
