[SOLVED] how to update the repository's firefox package?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:10 pm
Forked this from Re: Update pack 4? per lmdeman:
3. Some of us are heavy users of firefox add-ons (e.g., zotero), and when one is debugging a problem with an add-on, it's often useful to be able to say, "I'm on the latest firefox."
Just to spike out an easy objection: yes, I know I can do a manual firefox install, but I'd much prefer to stay with managed packages if I can.
The issue islmdeman wrote:rename this thread to "Firefox updates for LMDE" or something like that, because "Update pack 4" appears quite misleading
tatewatkins wrote:big packages like firefox are now two versions behind and [the current mint firefox package version=5.0] seems to have a problem with syncing :(
Alsodritzominous wrote:Why care about having the latest firefox version?
1. Speed/memory usage/bugfixes
2. Security
3. Some of us are heavy users of firefox add-ons (e.g., zotero), and when one is debugging a problem with an add-on, it's often useful to be able to say, "I'm on the latest firefox."
So I'm wondering, what would need to be done to update the mint firefox package to, e.g., 7.0.1? What could be done to help get this done?dritzominous wrote:Ubuntu gets it, so why shouldn't we? Even WINDOWS gets the latest version of Firefox.
Just to spike out an easy objection: yes, I know I can do a manual firefox install, but I'd much prefer to stay with managed packages if I can.