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Installing latest version of Firefox in Ubuntu

Posted on 31. Jul, 2009 by Nikhil Sheth in Browsers, Linux

After release of Firefox newer version, it usually takes some time for it to hit the official Ubuntu repositories.

If you don’t want to wait , than go for Ubuntuzilla. Ubuntuzilla is a python script that allows one to install the latest Mozilla products like Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey in a Ubuntu Linux machine. It automatically downloads the latest Firefox and installs it. It can also periodically checks for updated version of Firefox, Thunderbird or SeaMonkey and automatically download and install it.

You can download the deb file appropriate for your system from Ubuntuzilla downloads page and install it (Installation instructions).Run ubuntuzilla.py -a install -p firefox from a command prompt to start Firefox installation and thats it.

Ubuntuzilla is a free download for Ubuntu.

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Tags: Firefox, Ubuntuzilla