FireFox latest release script
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Here is a link to an excellent script that allows you to download AND install the latest versions of Firefox. there are also scripts for Thunderbird and Sunbird as well. I was having no luck finding a deb file OR apt-getting it so this was the best thing I could find. Enjoy 
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=126504&highlight=
The url I originally posted a
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The url I originally posted also has a post with the changes I made to keep the version of firefox current. Just copy and paste the text and save it as an .sh file (ie; firefoxupdater.sh) and as new versions come out overwrite or edit the script with the new one btw I didnt make the original I only edited it to make it current with the latest versions of Firfox
Lovin Mepis. Now to get the the windozers to wake up and see the penguins.
Tell us how you guys go. I
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Tell us how you guys go. I upgraded to firefox 1.0PR (via debian experimental repository using Synaptic) but found that firefox was then quite unreliable. It would lock up sometimes - so I went back to the 0.9.x standard mepis 2004.03 version. I figure it was due to some incompatability between Firefox and KDE3.2. (Both Mozilla and Firefox generally seem to have issues with KDE? E.g web links from kmail just don't work).
No issues at all thus?? far.
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No issues at all thus?? far. Been pretty good. Sometimes the way it installs can be part of the problem. This script seems to do a good job of tackling that issue.
Oh in addition it will be ins
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Oh in addition it will be installed to /opt/mozilla/firefox
If anyone has an easier way of setting up shortcuts let me know. I am still sort of a newbie at this.
Since I have another version of FF installed I just had all my shortcuts point to the new FF.