Difference between revisions of "Upgrade FireFox"

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* Ensure all instances of FireFox are closed.
 
* Ensure all instances of FireFox are closed.
 
* [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Open_Terminal_as_root As root user], do the following commands:
 
* [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Open_Terminal_as_root As root user], do the following commands:
{{Code|tar -cvzf $HOME/mozilla-firefox-profiles-backup.tar.gz $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/
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tar -cvzf $HOME/mozilla-firefox-profiles-backup.tar.gz $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/
yum localinstall http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-14.rpm --nogpgcheck
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yum localinstall http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-14.rpm --nogpgcheck
yum --enablerepo<nowiki>=</nowiki>remi list firefox
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yum --enablerepo<nowiki>=</nowiki>remi list firefox
yum --enablerepo<nowiki>=</nowiki>remi install firefox xulrunner7}}
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yum --enablerepo<nowiki>=</nowiki>remi install firefox xulrunner7
 
* You should now have the latest version.
 
* You should now have the latest version.
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'''NOTE:'''  You may have to reboot your HDA to complete the update.
 
'''NOTE:'''  You may have to reboot your HDA to complete the update.

Revision as of 17:32, 16 February 2015

To update FireFox to the latest version in Fedora 14:

  • Install the Amahi RPM Fusion(Free) and (Non-Free) web applications (if not already installed).
  • Ensure all instances of FireFox are closed.
  • As root user, do the following commands:
tar -cvzf $HOME/mozilla-firefox-profiles-backup.tar.gz $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/
yum localinstall http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-14.rpm --nogpgcheck
yum --enablerepo=remi list firefox
yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox xulrunner7
  • You should now have the latest version.


NOTE: You may have to reboot your HDA to complete the update.