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Still can't update firefox on linux!
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This is driving me up the wall
so i've found out my system is running Xandros, found out how to use the apt-get tool and i've upgraded the BIOS from 0801 to 1001, to no avail!
I 'install' firefox latest version, it tells me it is missing dependencies? (one i can make out seems to be flash) and then when i do 'check for upgrades' in firefox, it spends forever 'connecting' and does nowt. i'm still stuck with bloody 2.0.0.11
I can't reply to emails, easily use youtube or myspace!!
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
so i've found out my system is running Xandros, found out how to use the apt-get tool and i've upgraded the BIOS from 0801 to 1001, to no avail!
I 'install' firefox latest version, it tells me it is missing dependencies? (one i can make out seems to be flash) and then when i do 'check for upgrades' in firefox, it spends forever 'connecting' and does nowt. i'm still stuck with bloody 2.0.0.11
I can't reply to emails, easily use youtube or myspace!!
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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For the last twelve months this pc has been running on UBUNTU Jaunty Jackalope.
The last three months I started having problems with firefox.
The main problem being Not being able to type into a forum like I'm doing now.
Most other things were ok.
I could not resolve the issue.
So about six weeks ago I refomatted and installed MINT HELENA.
Very fast and smooth.
I'm impressed but ...having problems with Firefox.
So ...I've given up with it and gone Google Chrome for Linux.
Sorry I'm no help am I but ...it might be there problem not yours is what I'm thinking.
Firefox seems to have lost it.
In any case, after a quick search for information I made, it seems it's using its own package management system, so getting things from other systems (like apt) isn't going to be easy.
Apparently you can only download packages from its own system by paying -which for a linux distro is ridiculous.
I've sucessfully upgraded firefox it was all to do with this shell package i needed to dl before upgrading *sigh* took me a week to figure it out!
I can't wait to get back to windows (never thought id hear myelf say that....)
I'm sure linux is great, but.. i'm lazy :P
I've just updated my firefox. Why do you not download Chrome it's like Mozilla Firefox but faster and quicker and does not need updateing and it's also very simple to use and it's virus free Xx :chin:
i'm guessing it's a 700 or 701 model right? what size hard drive does yours have, it's either 2gig or 4gig