Ubuntu LTS vs. Firefox Stable PPA

Md Ashickur Rahman Noor ashickur.noor at gmail.com
Mon Nov 7 12:49:21 UTC 2011


I am Using FX 7.*.* in Ubuntu 10.04. There is no problem. Being 10.04 is a
LTS edition Canonical recommended to use stable thing. You can use PPA to
install latest Mozilla products.
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On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When installing Linux desktops for clients (small town halls, public
> libraries, schools), I usually favour enterprise-class desktops, e. g.
> CentOS, Slackware (bug corrections for 10 year old versions, duh!) or -
> lately - Ubuntu LTS.
>
> I'm currently fiddling with a Ubuntu 10.04 desktop, and I wonder if it's a
> good idea to configure the Firefox stable PPA and replace the stock Firefox
> 3.6.23 by the latest Firefox 7.x.
>
> Pros: latest versions seem noticeably faster, eat less RAM, offer better
> compatibility with various add-on modules (that don't work anymore on
> Firefox 3.6.x). Plus, latest versions seem to get more love by the Mozilla
> developers.
>
> Cons: not supported officially by Canonical.
>
> I'd be curious to have your ideas about that. The goal is to have a
> "stealth" desktop that doesn't basically turn into a Tamagotchi. The
> various CentOS 5.x and Slackware 13.x desktops I've installed so far are
> quite successful in that regard. Now I'd like to have the same thing with
> an Ubuntu system.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Niki Kovacs
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