Just downloaded and installed the latest Firefox, and I’m liking it. Definitely a bit faster and more responsive than Firefox 3.5…though not yet as snappy as Chrome from what I can tell. Note: this will REPLACE your existing FF 3.5 install. Here’s how to install it from the command line in Ubuntu Karmic:

First, open up a terminal, and then:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa

(adds the Mozilla repository to your sources)

sudo apt-get update

(updates your sources)

sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6

(downloads and installs the app. You’ find it in Applications > Internet > Namoroka Web Browser)

5 Responses to “Install Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu in 3 Easy Steps”

1. ScottW says:

   January 21, 2010 at 8:50 pm

   FYI – This will replace the existing Firefox installation of 3.5.7. I did this this morning and so far have not noticed any issues running it on my Linux Mint 8 desktop.

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   • nathan says:

     January 21, 2010 at 9:51 pm

     Great point. Edited the post with a reminder…thanks!

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2. ScottW says:

   January 22, 2010 at 11:42 am

   Just ran into an issue with 3.6 not rendering pages according to the CSS files attached to them. All text was jumbled up and images missing. Tested with Google Chrome browser and Opera to make sure pages in question were indeed correct and they were.

   I reported the bug and have now reverted back to 3.5.7. I’ll wait a while longer to before testing it out again. ;)

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   • nathan says:

     January 22, 2010 at 12:18 pm

     Bummer! The ppa is a daily one, so I’m updating consistently…nothing’s broke for me yet *finger’s crossed*

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   January 22, 2010 at 11:25 pm

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