On 03/31/2010 07:26 AM, Michael Thompson wrote: > On 31/03/10 15:23, Michael Bullington wrote: >> To whom it shall concern, >> I am very angry that I am unable to update Firefox manually using >> Firefox because the "Check for Updates" menu option from Firefox is >> dimmed out. >> The information from Mozilla states I need to have sufficient access >> authority to be able to "Check for Updates". >> How can I do this with Fedora 12? >> I feel I should have the ability to start Firefox and be able to >> "Check for Updates" as I please and *_/NOT WHAT SOMEBODY AT RED HAT OR >> FEDORA WANTS ME TO DO THINGS!/_* > > Uninstall from the package manager, and then install the download from > Mozilla so your not installing a Fedora build. > > > > -- > Michael > http://maverickapollo.wordpress.com >
Actually, you don't need to uninstall the Fedora version to install the Mozilla version. I just used the tarball and installed it in /home/john/firefox. Works fine and lets me keep all the pieces if it breaks. FWIW, 3.6.2 seems to work better on my box than 3.5.8. Regards, John -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
