On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Ritesh Sinha <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Linux Lingam <[email protected]> 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. > > >> >> >> regards >> niyam >> >> -- >> niyam bhushan >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-in mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >> >> > -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
