Firefox 3.0 problems

[drexell0680]

Hi all,

I've been trying to update to Firefox-3.0 unsuccessfully for a few days now. Where I am now:

I used ubuntuzilla to install firefox 3.0 (from bash)... I don't remember the exact syntax, but something like

ubuntuzilla.py -a install -p firefox

Before this, when I clicked on my firefox launcher, firefox 2.0xx was loaded (so I could use the addons). Now it just gives me the mozilla crash report window and doesn't start.

Now, if I go to bash and type

gksudo firefox-3.0 &

I can get in to the firefox 3.0 beta that came with ubuntu (I think), but I can't update it from the help menu (it says it's the current version).

What's going on??

[PinkFloyd102489]

Firefox has to be updated via apt or compiled from source.

[akkiraju]

can you check the firefox installations that are present on your system.

1.Are you using Hardy distro ?.

2.Can you use synaptic manager to check the firefox packages currently installed on your system.

System->Adminsitration->synaptic manager.

3. Search for "Firefox" and remove old firefox versions.

[nanotube]

start with a fresh profile - using ff3 with a leftover ff2 profile will not make ff3 very happy.

[phil66]

I had the same problem

The incompatible add-ons were causing the crash report

I used safe mode to revert to the default add-ons

Then downloaded and installed using ubuntuzilla

Now using firefox 3 to post this thread

[billgoldberg]

Just update your system and you should have firefox 3 (RC2?).

Or download it from the firefox website.

Extract the package and run the executable.

[drs305]

For hardy, FF 3.0 is in the Recommended (hardy-updates) section of synaptic (Settings > Repositories > Updates Tab > tick Recommended (hardy-updates). I've read that in gutsy, it is now in the Unsupported (gutsy-backports) section.

If you are going to install it via the unsupported gutsy-backports, it is recommended for normal users to untick this after you have installed Firefox.