It will then proceed to download and install the latest stable build of Firefox in your system.Īt the end of the installation, it will ask you if you want to schedule a periodical check of the latest release of the software. Next step is to choose the language for your Firefox. The first question is to ask if you want to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox. It will now prompt you a series of questions: Open up a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and type Once you have finished the installation, close all instance of your Firefox (if you are using Thunderbird or SeaMonkey, close them as well). Click on the Install Package to install it in your system. (64-bit users go to this site and download the ubuntuzilla-x.x.b package.)ĭouble click on the deb file to load the graphical installer. Install Ubuntuzilla #ĭownload the deb file to your desktop.
It also comes with an update checker that periodically performs automatic checks and updates to keep your system up-to-date with possible changes in the Mozilla website and release servers.
Ubuntuzilla is a python script that checks your system for Mozilla software (Firefox, Thunderbird, or Seamonkey) and update them to the latest version released from Mozilla server. This is where Ubuntuzilla comes into play. In most cases, especially when it comes to browsers and various Web application, it is always better to upgrade to the newest version due to the new features and security improvement. For example, the default version of Firefox for Ubuntu Jaunty is Firefox 3.0 and it won’t be upgraded to Firefox 3.5 at least until Ubuntu 9.10. The truth of fact is, Ubuntu does not update its repositories for newer version of software packages, with the exception of security fixes, until the next release of Ubuntu.
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