Installing new firefox on Acer Aspire One linpus lite
 

my old firefox is obsolete. I've downloaded 3.6, successfully as far as I can see, but it's just sitting there on the hard drive as a file, it doesn't start up, I just get the same old version 2 which came with the machine and it's dead in the water really.

Can anyone tell me what to do next to get 3.6 to run please?

I can follow instructions but I don't actually know anything.

Thank you

Hi MacLochlainn, Welcome to LQ. Try this link.

http://www.acer.com/aspireone/aspire...s/connect.html

Good luck. ;-)

PEacedog I have the same problem aa Mc Lcohlaiin
I done that with that download thing like you suggested before - but as I double clicked on the FF3.sh file it told me that I have already this version. And I am still sitting on my Firefox 2.
Can you please help me to install this FF 3.6.3.



OK I do have a file called firefox-3.6.3-tar.bz2 which I downloaded from the mozilla web site. This file sits now in "Downloads". /home/usr/downloads

now I want to rename the old firefox 2.0 version just in case I am going to mess up something.

I believe the "old" version sits in /usr/lib - so I just can rename this with mv firefox to firefox.old right?
if I have done that how can I unpack and install the firefox-3.6.3-tar.bz2 file?
Please please please be VERY specific as I am such a newbie and need idiot proof instructions on this.
thanks for all the help

by the way
 

I'm still in the same position too

all specific instructions happily received

There are some helpful links here.

http://jorge.fbarr.net/2008/08/06/ac...ps-and-tricks/

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/v...p?f=39&t=18852

http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/07/i...?commentPage=2

Good luck. ;-)

Firefox 2 to 3+ as suggested
 

I've tried to follow the instructions but get "no such file" response when trying to access the zip file from the Aspire site:
http://www.acer.com/aspireone/aspire...s/connect.html any ideas?