Firefox 3.5.1 on Ubuntu 9.04

Seems like Ubuntu 9.04 won't upgrade you to Firefox 3.5 through the Update Manager so if you want the latest this is one way that worked for me.

I first launched the Synaptic Package Manager below System and Administration.

Hit the Search button (not quick search), and typed Firefox and selected to look in Name.

Chose the package firefox-3.5 and marked it for installation, said yes to install dependent packages and hit Apply.

Under Applications and Internet I then had a new shortcut named Shiretoko Web Browser which is some sort of nick name for the 3.5 version. I only want to run 3.5 and in order to do that i had to bring up the Terminal and type these lines one by one:

cd /usr/bin
ls -l firefox*

This should show a soft link from firefox to firefox-3.0, and should show firefox-3.5 too. Do not continue if that's not the case but if you see both mentioned, do the following:

sudo rm firefox
sudo ln -s firefox-3.5 firefox

A comment to this article helped me out with the final bit:
FAQ - Where can I get firefox 3.5 for Ubuntu?

Categories: Linux, Ubuntu

Last update Sunday 19 July 2009 21:37
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