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BillFoster · Last edited by BillFoster on Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:31 am; edited 1 time in total

[color=black][/color]I would very much like the opinions of Linux Experts/gurus on whether it is better to update to the latest version of Firefox or SeaMonkey; manually installing as necessary, or to stick to the version supplied by that particular Linux Distribution, relying on rather delayed updates.

nelz · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:55 pm Post subject:

What about an option to use a distro that provides timely updates?
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BillFoster · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:29 am Post subject:

I didn't think of that.
But are there any distros that update to the latest version of Firefox & Seamonkey?
I've not seen any!

Rhakios · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:43 am Post subject:

OpenSUSE, at least if you add the right repos (using 11.0 with Firefox3.5.3). Smile

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BillFoster · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject:

Currently I have Suse 11.1 / Fedora 11 / Mandriva free 2009
on this computers second hard drive.
I do have have ( I think ) the correct update repos
None of these has updated Seamonkey from version 1.1.17 to 1.1.18

Rhakios · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:39 pm Post subject:

Well I'm still using 11.0, but I don't believe 11.1 won't be up to date as well. When I look at the software installer I see Seamonkey at 1.1.18 available from the mozilla repository. You probably haven't added that one, it's one of the listed community repositories.
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BillFoster · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:25 am Post subject:

I would have thought so: and I would imagine the same applies to Fedora 11 and Mandriva free2009

nelz · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject:

leke · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject:

Linux Mint has crippled the google tool bar results. It's probably the most used feature on the browser (for me at least).

It's something to do with revenue.

Rhakios · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject:

You wouldn't like to make that avatar a little smaller would you leke.
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BillFoster · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject:

1) I think I can be certain beyond reasonable doubt that unicorns do not exist, and I Like the bug avatar.

2) OK OK: I get the message. Make sue that the repositaries are correctly set, including the Mozilla repositary, and then Mozilla web browsers will be upgraded to latest version

3) But I cannot see that manually installing seamonkey and firefoxto /usr/local can do any harm, except that I do not know how to add the applicaion to the distros list of installed apps.

4) I do notice that after installing the latest version of Sun java Run time environment that a lot of people have trouble knowing where the plugins directory is located, to put in a symbolic link to the Sun Java Plugin. I found a lot of that in Open Suse forums.
I instaled the Sun Java after installing Webmin & Usermin, which use Java.

nelz · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:57 am Post subject:

BillFoster · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:58 am Post subject:

Well:thank you for your comments, which have been generally helpful & constructive.

leke · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

Rhakios · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject:

No idea, did someone shrink it for you?
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