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We are going to get the new version 3.6 of firefox today if you want to install this on your ubuntu system use this tutorial (Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy)
A recent message on the Ubuntu development announce mailing list points out that Firefox 3.6.4 is about to be pushed in Ubuntu Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty and Karmic (and Lucid - obviously).
Until now, users which didn't use the latest Ubuntu version found it to be a real pain to upgrade to the latest Firefox version.
Ubuntu users, Firefox 3 beta 5 (3b5) has reached Hardy’s repositories.
To be able to install the extensions that are not supported by this version of firefox, here’s what you must do to bypass it:
If you have just upgraded to or installed Hardy or Intrepid or Jaunty and you have some sound somewhere, but not everywhere for everything, this is a fast way to get all the missing stuff you need and give you some tools to figure out what is going on.
Older versions of Ubuntu are to get the latest versions of Firefox as the developers end the practice of back-porting Firefox security fixes to previous releases
To install Firefox 3 RC1 on Ubuntu Hardy, go ti System > Administration > Software Sources. Then go to Third-Party Software, click Add, and add this (auto install):
Firefox 3.5 comes with several great new features, like the private browsing mode or the support for open video integration (full review here). Since Ubuntu Jaunty comes with version 3.0.11, if you want to try the new Firefox 3.5 release all you have to do is follow the few steps below:
The latest Firefox build, Firefox 3.6.2 is released. And Ubuntuzilla Repository is the easiest way to install Firefox 3.6.2 in Ubuntu. Let's get started.