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To update FireFox to the latest version in Fedora 14:
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To install/update FireFox to the latest version in Fedora 19:
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* Install the Amahi  RPM Fusion[http://www.amahi.org/apps/rpm-fusion-free (Free)] and [http://www.amahi.org/apps/rpm-fusion-non-free (Non-Free)] web applications.  
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* Ensure all instances of FireFox on the HDA are closed if installed.
 
* [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:
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{{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/
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rpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-14.rpm
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yum localinstall <nowiki>http://rpms.famillecollet.com/remi-release-19.rpm</nowiki> --nogpgcheck
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yum --enablerepo<nowiki>=</nowiki>remi list firefox
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yum --enablerepo=remi list firefox
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yum --enablerepo<nowiki>=</nowiki>remi install firefox xulrunner7}}
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yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox
 
* 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.

Latest revision as of 01:29, 19 February 2015

To install/update FireFox to the latest version in Fedora 19:

  • Ensure all instances of FireFox on the HDA are closed if installed.
  • 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-19.rpm --nogpgcheck
yum --enablerepo=remi list firefox
yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox
  • You should now have the latest version.


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

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