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["marcobra \(Marco Braida\)" <question76437@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #76437 on firefox-3.5 in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+question/76437

marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
Please be sure you have not installed your Firefox 3.5 using the daily-
builds repository...

Here details (differences) of the repositories to add to the
/etc/apt/sources.list file...

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How to install Firefox 3.5 stable release

To get stable release of Firefox-3.5 you need to add a repository the
https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-security/+archive/ppa

In short please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories
→ Terminal and type or copy and paste, one row a time then press enter:

echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu'
$(lsb_release -cs)' main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

echo 'deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-
security/ppa/ubuntu' $(lsb_release -cs)' main' | sudo tee -a
/etc/apt/sources.list

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you
type it, then press enter

Then add this repository gpg key copy and paste this row into terminal
and then press enter:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys
A6DCF7707EBC211F

Then update your system type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5

Hope this helps

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How to install Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 daily development builds

To get development builds of Firefox-3.5.X or Firefox 3.6.X you need to add a repository please visit the
https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa to see the included packages you can install.

In short please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories
→ Terminal and type or copy and paste, one row a time then press enter:

echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu'
$(lsb_release -cs)' main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

echo 'deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu'
$(lsb_release -cs)' main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you
type it, then press enter

Then add this repository gpg key copy and paste this row into terminal
and then press enter:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247510BE

Then update your system type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5

and if you want to install firefox-3.6 daily (nightly) development
builds

sudo apt-get install firefox-3.6

Hope this helps

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