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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my old firefox is obsolete.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.
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
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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
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