[SOLVED] How do I update mozilla-firefox from 68.12.0esr to something more recent

johnreeves · 05-24-2022, 11:23 PM

I have Slackware64 14.2, I don't want to upgrade to version 15 on this machine. Firefox 68.12.0esr was good but I am having issues with it lately. I have built from source and did slackbuild. Where can I get sources and instructions?

Thanks in advance

henca · 05-25-2022, 12:36 AM

I think that the reason that there are no Firefox updates anymore for Slackware 14.2 is that it does not build from source with the libraries installed on 14.2.

If you are lucky, the latest Firefox might still work on Slackware 14.2 if installed as a binary. There is a script which downloads the latest binary Firefox and repackages it as a Slackware package at:
https://gist.github.com/ruario/9672798

regards Henrik

johnreeves · 05-26-2022, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by henca

I think that the reason that there are no Firefox updates anymore for Slackware 14.2 is that it does not build from source with the libraries installed on 14.2.

If you are lucky, the latest Firefox might still work on Slackware 14.2 if installed as a binary. There is a script which downloads the latest binary Firefox and repackages it as a Slackware package at:
https://gist.github.com/ruario/9672798

regards Henrik

So I ran the script and installed the latest Firefox (100.0.2) how do I get my bookmarks back?

Thank you
John Reeves

Jim Narem · 05-26-2022, 07:17 PM

I've been using the Salix distribution's copy of mozilla-firefox, currently on mozilla-firefox-91.9.1esr-x86_64-1gv.txz, it seems to be a drop-in for the out of date slack-14.2 firefox. Find it on any Salix mirror in salix/x86_64/14.2/salix/xap/. Note that they track the ESR version.

0XBF · 05-26-2022, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by johnreeves

So I ran the script and installed the latest Firefox (100.0.2) how do I get my bookmarks back?

Try going to 'about

rofiles', checking what profile you are on, and/or trying the other ones if there is more than one present. I had installed newer firefox not too long ago and had the same issue. I believe the profile was switched to 'release' and I had to switch it back to 'default' which was my old one with all my bookmarks and whatnot.

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about:profiles is what that said. I dunno how to escape the : on here from making that emoji

johnreeves · 05-26-2022, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 0XBF

Try going to 'about

rofiles', checking what profile you are on, and/or trying the other ones if there is more than one present. I had installed newer firefox not too long ago and had the same issue. I believe the profile was switched to 'release' and I had to switch it back to 'default' which was my old one with all my bookmarks and whatnot.

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about:profiles is what that said. I dunno how to escape the : on here from making that emoji

about

rofiles - this is it, I switched profiles and all my old bookmarks were back.
Thank you

enorbet · 05-27-2022, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by johnreeves

how do I get my bookmarks back?
Thank you
John Reeves

I have had considerable success (not 100% but very close) by copying old backups of ~/.mozilla/firefox directory while Firefox app is shutdown. That directory contains profiles and if you launch Firefox and type in "about

rofiles" you casn see all of them listed and start another instance of firefox with each profile. If you want, once you find the appropriate one you can rename, relocate or remove the ones you don't want and make the one you life "Default"..