Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
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01-05-2017 11:28 AM - edited 01-05-2017 11:29 AM
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My great granddaughter has and old Dell laptop..( she keeps breaking them ! ).. (she is only 10 ).. and I have a copy of Linux Mint 15 on a HDD that will work on the laptop... (just plug and play ! ). but it has Firefox 23 on it...
How can I update it.... ?
When I check the version on Windows.. it usually reports it is updating automatically,.. but this linux version came with the original .iso file.. and does not seem to have that capability.
I have downloaded v.53 for 32 bit Linux.. which comes as a .tar.bz file.... what do I have to do with that... to get it to replace version 23 ?
I have tried extracting it.. and opening it.. but cannot see any way of "installing" it... ( on windows it would be a .exe file ).
so.... noddy`s step by step guide please ?
Thanks..
PS yeah I know I can get a new .iso file of Mint 18.1 but that seems to be a longer process and time is of the essence here...
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Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 11:41 AM - edited 01-05-2017 11:45 AM
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A quick search found the following. It's for an older version of Firefox but may work with appropriate changes for the different version numbers.
http://www.lauradhamilton.com/how-to-upgrade-firefox-on-linux-mint
Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 1:34 PM
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OK... Thanks for that.. will get right on it !
Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 2:34 PM
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@alanf well that didn`t work.... maybe I`m not so good with terminal work !.. so.. she has gone back home without it.. and left me to play with it for a couple of weeks...
Meanwhile, I downloaded a new copy of the Mint 18.1 .iso file, and am making a bootable USB stick with UUI. and then do a new install .
Thanks for your reply.
01-05-2017 2:47 PM
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Open a terminal and enter
sudo apt-get install firefox
This should download & install the latest firefox package, together with any dependencies.
Never compile from source, unless there is a very good reason!
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Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 3:51 PM - edited 01-05-2017 3:54 PM
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Would that work without any further tinkering given that Mint 15 has been out of support for over a year?
Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 4:01 PM
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When you get your new Mint installed (take a backup first)
You should see a small shield on the right hand side of the task list bar.
A green tick means no substantial updates -
A blue ! indicates there is something of interest -
In fact, the following packages are available for me
Level 1 updates are the most important and level 5 are best left undone, unless you have a test installation.
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Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 4:05 PM
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@alanf wrote:
Would that work without any further tinkering given that Mint 15 has been out of support for over a year?
It's worth a try, considering that the OP is planning on replacing Mint 15 with Mint 18
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Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
01-05-2017 4:12 PM
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@VileReynard Thanks foxy.. that has installed v 53.0 over the version 50, installed with Mint 18.1 from the UUI stick install.
Nice to be making some progress again... !
Re: Linux Mint 15.. Firefox update
02-05-2017 10:07 PM
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If you're using an up-to-date version of Mint, then it will update Firefox just like any other software that's installed. Just check the little shield icon in the system tray for updates from time to time.
It gets to be a total pain when Mint decide to drop support for the version you have. Then the Firefox updates stop, and you have to resort to manually installing it, which requires admin rights and a lot of faffing about at the terminal prompt.
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