Firefox 3.5 is out

They released the latest version of this magnificent web browser.


Go here to see real-time download statistics and a world map where Firefox 3.5 is downloaded.



Install instructions


sudo -v

echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" > /tmp/MozillaDaily.list
sudo mv /tmp/MozillaDaily.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247510BE
sudo apt-get update
sudo aptitude install firefox-3.5 firefox-3.5-gnome-support latex-xft-fonts

# Create a new entry in gnomes alternatives system and set Firefox 3.5 to be the preferred choice.
sudo update-alternatives --verbose --install /usr/bin/firefox firefox /usr/bin/$(readlink /usr/bin/firefox) 60
sudo update-alternatives --verbose --install /usr/bin/firefox firefox /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 70
sudo update-alternatives --verbose --auto firefox
# If you get into any trouble and want to use your previous Firefox again, just change the selection with
# sudo update-alternatives --config firefox


Note


Some instructions come from this post.

2 comments:

  1. There's already a beta version of the Tab Mix Plus add-on, which is compatible with Firefox 3.5

    You can download it here.

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  2. Added install instructions, which use Gnome's alternatives system to be able to switch between Firefox's new and old versions.

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