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How to install Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu {Karmic Koala}
Firefox is my browser and I don’t see no reason why it won’t be any more in future. Firefox is celebrating 5 years of giving us great browsing experience and have helped us save countless amount of dollars saving us from the malwares written for Internet Explorer. Let us see how to install Firefox 3.6 on Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10).
Install Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu
1. Add the following Mozilla PPA by bringing up the terminal window:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main' /etc/apt/sources.list"
2. Next we need to add the GPG key:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247510BE
3. In order to install Firefox 3.6 type the following command.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
In order to start firefox 3.6 go to Applications > Internet > Namoroka Web Browser
Have fun using the new Firefox 3.6
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about 9 months ago
If you use WP-Syntay plugins, use this tag, and the & views correctly:
about 9 months ago
sh: Syntax error: “&” unexpected
about 9 months ago
I get this error after running sudo sh -c “echo ‘deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main’ >> /etc/apt/sources.list” in my terminal…
sh: Syntax error: “&” unexpected
Wats d problem? n hw can it be fixed? thanx
i don’t mind adding d PPA manually in d software sources tab
about 9 months ago
Starting from Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, you can use the following single command to add a repository AND install its GPG key. (I guess this only works if the repository is in launchpad.)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
then you can install the program as usual:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6
Have fun !!
about 9 months ago
you code error >> plz changes to >>
&& changes to &&
about 9 months ago
@hippie the code was putting special characters under the pre tag. I just changed the codes, so now you should not get any errors. Let me know.
about 9 months ago
@Voncrane the code was putting special characters under the pre tag. I just changed the codes, so now you should not get any errors. Let me know.
about 9 months ago
@Jimmy Thanks mate for this. I am sure it’ll help the readers of this site
and me as well.
about 9 months ago
@Hepha thanks mate. I just changed.
about 9 months ago
@charlie thanks mate. I just changed the code!
about 9 months ago
Odd stuff – firefox 3.6 does not play sound.
When I use sound preferences it shows which app is using sound, right? well, when f trys to use sound, it flashes like mad. like FF is failing and retrying several times a sec. When I pause the vid, it stops. odd.
Strangely, also skype makes the audio thing flash the same way, hen I “play a test sound”.
Any ideas?
Sam
about 7 months ago
excellent tutorial dude.
quick, easy, simple, short.
3 lines of terminal code.
gotta love it.
keep up the good work,
cheers from Serbia!
dootzky
about 7 months ago
Adding the ppa is much simpler in karmic. For this one,it is one line:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
Your welcome.
about 7 months ago
It's works wonders on my Karmic. Thank you soo much,
about 7 months ago
i run the steps as you provided successfully in my ubuntu 9.10 ultimate 2.5, but there is no firefox-3.6 installed in my application lists, what to do next??
about 7 months ago
Thanks! I'll have to remember that one
about 7 months ago
I FOLLOWED YOUR STEPS BUT GOT AN ERROR WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL. HERE IS THE OUTPUT: “Package firefox-3.6 is not available, but is referred to by another package.This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, oris only available from another sourceE: Package firefox-3.6 has no installation candidate”
ANY IDEAS?
about 7 months ago
Same issue here:
Package firefox-3.6 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package firefox-3.6 has no installation candidate
about 7 months ago
did not work
about 7 months ago
First Command is missing a >
it should be
sudo sh -c “echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/p... karmic main' > /etc/apt/sources.list”
about 7 months ago
Dangerous!
There should be double of those, or the command will erase the content in the file.
Correct line:
sudo sh -c “echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/p… karmic main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list”
about 6 months ago
when i copu the first comand its fine
the it askes my my administrater's pass: and i cant write anything on the screen.. help me for god sake!
im sick of this ubuntu crap…
about 6 months ago
@sergio text not showing is the feature in terminal for security. Be assured
that your password is being typed. It's just that you can't see it.
~Vivek
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about 4 months ago
Ubuntu9POINT10@uboobtube:~$ sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 247510BE
Executing: gpg –ignore-time-conflict –no-options –no-default-keyring –secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg –trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg –keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 247510BE
gpg: requesting key 247510BE from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 247510BE: “Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Mozilla Daily Build Team” not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1
It's not working
about 4 months ago
Terminal eror after Copy/ Paste all commandsE: Package firefox-3.6 has no installation candidate
wlgoode@Albert:~$
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about 2 months ago
Thanks for the ubuntu tutorial, worked like a charm
about 1 month ago
Golden. Great, useful info.