Install latest Firefox 3 Beta 3 in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10

Just noticed this. The latest Firefox 3 Beta ( at present Beta 3 RC ) is now available in the Ubuntu Gutsy Repositories. The Ubuntu guys had not updated the Firefox 3 Alpha in the repositories for a long time, but now it is done.

To install the latest Firefox 3 Beta in Ubuntu Gutsy

  1. Go to System —> Administration —> Software Sources
  2. Then go to Updates tab, and tick “Unsupported Updates” checkbox.
  3. Click Close. Ubuntu will ask you to reload the software list. Click Reload.
  4. Then open a Terminal window and type apt-get install firefox-3.0

After installing, goto Applications —> Internet —> Firefox 3 Web Browser.

The Firefox 3 Beta will not replace your existing stable install of Firefox 2. So don’t worry. ;) All your Firefox 2 settings and add-ons will remain intact. :)

8 comments ↓

#1 Akhil Bansal on 02.12.08 at 3:57 pm

Hi,

I just installed it and it is working fine.

Thanks for the TIP

#2 Manas on 02.12.08 at 4:07 pm

@ Akhil - Glad to have helped you… ;)

#3 EoRaptor013 on 02.29.08 at 8:58 am

As of today (2008-02-28) the Ubuntu repository still holds Firefox 3.0-beta3pre, not the final beta 3 release.

#4 Manas on 03.02.08 at 10:55 am

You are right. Sad that the Ubuntu developers are not updating the repository. :(

#5 Andrew on 03.02.08 at 11:13 am

Mozilla Firefox will work in WinXP?
Or only in Ubuntu?

#6 Manas on 03.02.08 at 1:09 pm

Mozilla Firefox works on all platforms Windows, Linux and OS X.

#7 Jebus on 04.25.08 at 9:08 pm

“Mozilla Firefox will work in WinXP”

Are you stupid, or blind? Cuz those are the only 2 answers to your questions.

#8 Mikko Ohtamaa on 06.18.08 at 2:07 pm

Looks like backports still contains beta4. Can’t wait for the release version!

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