[Bug 174991] Re: Ubuntu Gutsy firefox 2.0.0.11 installs but shows 2.0.0.8

Alexander Sack asac at jwsdot.com
Fri Jan 4 02:03:12 UTC 2008


On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 04:13:24AM -0000, wy1z wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007, Alexander Sack wrote:
> 
> > do you still see this after restarting X/your system?
> 
> I still did see it, even after several shutdowns and reboots.  I ended up 
> removing the gutsy version from the system and am using the mozilla.com 
> version  (since he bug was submitted).
> 
> It is also the only system I've experienced it on - my home setup.  I used 
> apt-get install dist-upgrade from feisty to gutsy.  Not sure if that had 
> any involvment with the problem.
> 
> I just rm'd my /usr/bin/firefox symlink to /usr/local/bin/firefox/firefox, 
> then apt-get remove firefox, then apt-get install firefox, and it appears 
> to be fine - Help > About Firefox shows 2.0.0.11 per the cached gutsy 

this means that you never really used the gutsy one, but some wierd
version in /usr/local. No doubt this is the reason for your issues.

 - Alexander


** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Ubuntu Gutsy firefox 2.0.0.11 installs but shows 2.0.0.8
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