the problem is that the firefox version installed with ubuntu is a version taken from ubuntu's official repositories, not directly from mozilla.org. so you would have to wait until the ubuntu community add new firefox version in the repository. the solution is to install a firefox version taken from mozilla.org. one way is to follow this instruction: http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/ (ubuntuzilla is a project that provide you a script to install and keep updated firefox). an another way is to download and use the binary file from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/. to do this, go to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/, download firefox (this save a file called firefox-2.0.0.8.tar.gz on your harddisk). move the downloaded file "firefox-2.0.0.8.tar.gz" in your home directory (but if you are using a system with more that one users please reade the NOTE at the end of this comment). unpack the file by using the command:
sudo tar xvfz firefox-2.0.0.8.tar.gz rename the directory firefox to make it hidden: mv firefox/ .firefox/ now you have to change the link to firefox in /usr/bin. first go to /usr/bin cd /usr/bin now remove the existing link to firefox (it's a link to /lib/firefox/firefox that is the version installed by default in ubuntu). you must to be root: sudo rm firefox now create a symbolic link to the firefox file downloaded: sudo ln -s ~/.firefox/firefox ok, now if you start your browser you can verify that it's updated (go to Help>About Firefox and look at the version number) and the check for updates is now available! NOTE: if you are using a system with only a user these steps are correct. Otherwise is better you move and unpack the file firefox-2.0.0.8.tar.gz in a directory available for all the users of the system (that your home directory is not!), for example i put the .firefox/ directory in the root-home directory: /root/.firefox. however, you can unpack the file firefox-2.0.0.8.tar.gz with "tar xfvz" command wherever you want and than move the .firefox/ dir in /root by using sudo mv -r .firefox/ /root/ than you have to link the file in /usr/bin to /root/.firefox/firefox, not to ~/.firefox/firefox :D now the only think to keep in mind is that firefox in running from a directory which property belong to the root, so to update firefox (by using the menu check for update) firefox need to be root (infact you can see that check for update is not available). so, ONLY when you have to update firefox run firefox with root power: sudo firefox lanch the check for update (now available) BUT do NOT SURF the web until firefox has root power! when update is completed close the browser and reload firefox in the normal way. hope it was useful and not too complex :D -- Can't update firefox with the update menu? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
