How to install firefox 5 on ubuntu
Mozilla Firefox 5 is the latest version of the Firefox web browser, released on June 21, 2011.This was the the first edition under the new faster-release regime Firefox kicked off in early 2011.
New features
Even though the GUI has not been changed, Firefox 5 features:
Improved HTML 5 and CSS3 support
Improved overall performance
Visibility of Do-Not-Track option has been increased (disabling the ability for advertisers to track browsing habits and install cookies on the computer)
Stability and security improvements
How to install firefox 5 on ubuntu
Open the terminal and run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa
or
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Or if you are running ubuntu 11.04 you can try sudo apt-get upgrade it should install latest version of firefox.
Localize your firefox 5 using the following command
sudo apt-get install firefox-locale-$code
where code is the two-letter symbol of your language.
Did not happen for me???
A repository is not really needed anymore because Mozilla now provides 32 and 64 bit versions of Firefox on their server. Just download, unpack, and use.
Go to ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/latest/ and choose your destiny 😉
I didn’t have that ppa, but my Firefox is up-to-date.
What’s your package name? I have 5.0~b5+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1, which was updated to on June 14…
5.0b5 is not up-to-date wujj that’s the beta
Can’t it just be updated from the firefox4 straightaway ?
@cYbercOsmOnauT
You are right. I just got an update again today, and it’s 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 now. Should be the final release I guess.
But this just makes me more confused. I didn’t add mozilla ppa for my current install, neither did I opt-in for beta…
@MikeOfEngland,
It didn’t happen for me either. Turns out that software updates was disabled for some reason.
To check/fix this, open Ubuntu Software Center, select Edit => Software_Sources => Updates and check the checkboxes at “Important Security Updates” and “Recommended Updates”. Also, make sure that “Automatic Updates” is checked in the same view.
I think you should run
sudo apt-get install firefox
or (if you already have firefox)
sudo apt-get install firefox
Okay this may be a bit wordy but it is what worked for me, maybe this will help someone with a similar problem. Running this Ubuntu version; {Ubuntu – Linux for Human Beings! You are using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS – the Lucid Lynx}
Steps 4., 5., and 6. are not really necessary but I’m a bit nerdy about leaving random bits and pieces of packages lying around.
The command line import that worked for mine was:
Step 1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa
Step 2. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
Step 3. sudo apt-get update
Step 4. sudo dpkg -P -a
Step 5. sudo apt-get clean
Step 6. sudo apt-get autoclean
Step 7. sudo apt-get install firefox -$en
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
firefox-branding firefox-gnome-support
Suggested packages:
kmozillahelper latex-xft-fonts
The following packages will be upgraded:
firefox firefox-branding firefox-gnome-support
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 471 not upgraded.
Need to get 15.6MB of archives.
After this operation, 1,663kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu/ lucid/main firefox-branding 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1 [8,976B]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu/ lucid/main firefox-gnome-support 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1 [9,476B]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-stable/ubuntu/ lucid/main firefox 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1 [15.5MB]
Fetched 15.6MB in 1min 3s (246kB/s)
(Reading database … 143523 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 (using …/firefox-branding_5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1_i386.deb) …
Unpacking replacement firefox-branding …
Preparing to replace firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 (using …/firefox-gnome-support_5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1_i386.deb) …
Unpacking replacement firefox-gnome-support …
Preparing to replace firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 (using …/firefox_5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1_i386.deb) …
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/firefox/profile/bookmarks.html …
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/firefox/profile/localstore.rdf …
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/firefox/profile/mimeTypes.rdf …
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/firefox/profile/prefs.js …
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/firefox/profile/chrome/userChrome-example.css …
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/firefox/profile/chrome/userContent-example.css …
Unpacking replacement firefox …
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils …
Processing triggers for python-gmenu …
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache…
Processing triggers for python-support …
Setting up firefox (5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1) …
Installing new version of config file /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.firefox …
Installing new version of config file /etc/firefox/pref/firefox.js …
Please restart all running instances of firefox, or you will experience problems.
Setting up firefox-branding (5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1) …
Setting up firefox-gnome-support (5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1) …
******@fatalistubuntu:~$
After restarting FireFox Results = http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/5.0/whatsnew/
Hope this helps. 😉
Great Ben!
Your suggestions worked for me too!
Thanks,
rash*
Thanks a lot
It works to me
i dont know how, but i have installed firefox 6 on my natty and i want to revert it back to 5 or earlier version
please suggest me the stpes
1.) Open terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+T or going to “Applications->Accessories->terminal”.
2.) Write Command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable.Enter your root password and repository will be updated.
3.) Write Command: sudo apt-get update.Press Enter.
4.) Write Command: sudo apt-get upgrade.Press Enter.
Restart Your System and firefox will be upgraded to latest version…….