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Thanks, but I placed for reference so new members can see security is very necessary. Maybe I should have noted as such. I did note that members can sign up for security alerts via list. |
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I do wish to use the newer Firefox releases so I use ruario's 'latest-firefox Version 1.0RC9' script to get the binary & create a Slackware package. Now running Firefox 29 and really missed the add-on bar. So I started looking for ways to get the add on bar back. Reading https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2014...or-firefox-29/ revealed that this extension will restore the add on bar:The Addon Bar (restored) 3.1 If you click the '+ Add to Firefox' button you will get 'This version is not compatible with your Firefox', press install anyway. You will need to allow the extension install then do a Firefox restart via the ADD-On or Restart under File menu. I have not experienced any issues with The Addon Bar (restored) 3.1 extension. Noticed that FF 29 seems crisp and clean to me. Some users are complaining about rounded tabs along extension incompatibilities. With any new updates users need to be patient as developers do their thing to get things updated/upgraded. My theme is 'Walnut': http://imageshack.com/a/img843/8559/7xtj.png |
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Thanks for your post. I'll try the new version of FF. You might need to fix the URL to Ruario's script. |
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Thanks for the update. |
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For members who may not be aware of this sticky: Links for Helpful Linux articles & books in <Linux - General>. Hope this helps. Have Fun! :hattip: |
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A open suggestion to help with system documentation that will provide the means to trail information relative to the system. System log (some call this a maintenance log) is nothing new, just that not everyone utilizes a good written event document for their systems. From http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...8/#post5208879 Quote:
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I just got the new Mozilla Firefox version 32.0 via 'latest-firefox.sh' from git: https://gist.github.com/ruario/9672798. Great way to get update of Firefox via ruario's script to create a SlackBuild package for installation. You can look at what's new via; https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo.../releasenotes/ Hope this helps. Have fun & enjoy! :hattip: |
I've been downloading the firefox and thunderbird packages from slackware current and haven't had any problems installing them via upgradepkg.
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In re to upgrading to the latest FF (32.0) and TB (31.1.0), is it just a matter of downloading, unzipping to new dir, then creating a symlink from /usr/bin/firefox for example to the firefox bin in the new dir? No configure/make/make install?
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To get the latest Firefox, use ruario's script mentioned in post #379 above. Run that whenever there's a new release.
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Ran the FF latest script, then did a upgradepkg on the newly created file. Seems ok, except for the stupid little bouncing icon under the mouse cursor... does that for ~30sec to a minute on launch.
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Ah yes, that irritating bouncing cursor. Go to: System Settings => Application and System Notifications => Launch Feedback, and choose no busy cursor from the drop-down menu.
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Found it thx. Assumed it was b/c FF was consuming a ton of resources on launch. Only gone done bouncy for a sec or two on the previous 24.8.0 ESR version.
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Does anyone know if/where there is a script to also get and build Seamonkey? It seems we sometimes have to wait a few days for the new one to be offered in the Slackware security list. Not that I mind, but I figure it's not the best thing to depend on one (the only?) person to do the builds and if something happens and that person stops then the rest of us are sol. (hopefully that all made sense)
I can normally just download the Seamonkey binary and it works just fine, but there's no *official* Seamonkey binary for x86_64. |
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