Re: [PLUG] Firefox Updates In Mint
What version of Linux mint are you using? If it is an out of support version of Linux mint the repo in are not up to date, including firefox. On Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 16:49 Bill Barry wrote: > On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 6:14 PM Michael Barnes > wrote: > > > > I am running Mint on my main desktop machine. Everything I find on the > web > > says that Firefox should automatically update, however, mine is still on > > 88.0 when the current version is 105. Apparently I am missing something > > somewhere. I periodically run "sudo apt update" and "sudo apt upgrade" > and > > it does lots of things, but I can't tell if anything Firefox related is > in > > the list. > > > > Interestingly, I found several pages that talk about Ubuntu/Mint Firefox > > upgrades and all mention versions 83, 89, 99, 102, and 103, none say > > anything about the version 88 I have on my system. > > > > Thanks for any ideas. > > > > Michael > > The apt version of Firefox does not automatically update. You have to > uninstall the apt version and install the version directly from > Mozilla to get the automatic updates. > https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ > > Bill >
Re: [PLUG] Firefox Updates In Mint
Flathub has version 105.https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.mozilla.firefoxPatrick On Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:49:25 -0500 Bill Barry wrote On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 6:14 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > > I am running Mint on my main desktop machine. Everything I find on the web > says that Firefox should automatically update, however, mine is still on > 88.0 when the current version is 105. Apparently I am missing something > somewhere. I periodically run "sudo apt update" and "sudo apt upgrade" and > it does lots of things, but I can't tell if anything Firefox related is in > the list. > > Interestingly, I found several pages that talk about Ubuntu/Mint Firefox > upgrades and all mention versions 83, 89, 99, 102, and 103, none say > anything about the version 88 I have on my system. > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Michael The apt version of Firefox does not automatically update. You have to uninstall the apt version and install the version directly from Mozilla to get the automatic updates. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Bill
Re: [PLUG] Firefox Updates In Mint
On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 6:14 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > > I am running Mint on my main desktop machine. Everything I find on the web > says that Firefox should automatically update, however, mine is still on > 88.0 when the current version is 105. Apparently I am missing something > somewhere. I periodically run "sudo apt update" and "sudo apt upgrade" and > it does lots of things, but I can't tell if anything Firefox related is in > the list. > > Interestingly, I found several pages that talk about Ubuntu/Mint Firefox > upgrades and all mention versions 83, 89, 99, 102, and 103, none say > anything about the version 88 I have on my system. > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Michael The apt version of Firefox does not automatically update. You have to uninstall the apt version and install the version directly from Mozilla to get the automatic updates. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Bill
