[ubuntu-in] installing firefox 3.6.6 on ubuntu 9.04

[Ritesh Sinha]

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Ritesh Sinha <sinha.k.ritesh at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Linux Lingam <linuxlingam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> am thinking of installing firefox 3.6.6. under ubuntu 9.04.
>> anyone done that? is there a howto?
>> is there a better way to do it so the system auto-checks for updates
>> and suggests i install them later?
>> more importantly, will firefox 3.6.6. break something?
>> have already read it will make my plug-ins and add-ons unusable,
>> especially those much-needed ad-blockers.
>> will my system become unstable, or misbehave,
>> will my otherwise productive hours be spent
>> in panic-mode fighting a disintegrating system?
>> will things go teetering to the edge of chaos?
>> will 3.6.6. spell doom to my otherwise lovely 9.04?
>> will my faith in the robustness of foss be shaken? again?
>
> You could first start by backing up your existing profile.
>
> This should take you down that road :)
>
> # sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa
>
> and sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade.
>
> Read somewhere (can't find the link) that it works fine on Lucid.
>
> Good luck!
>
> If hell breaks loose, remove the repo from sources and revert.
>
> Unrelated: I remember reading some of your articles in LFY, I really
> enjoyed them!

Whoops! Sorry I replying to my own post. 9.04: not so sure if it works.
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>> niyam
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