Where's a sticky for Ubuntu noobs?

[kingrob]

Ok, Im extremely proud of myself. I actually did manage to install Firefox 3.5, just didnt know the Mozilla devs calls the Linux version Shiretoko. WTF?

I saw this new "Shiretoko Web Browser" under internet and remember that I have never seen it before.

When I ran it, it said "you have successfully upgraded to Firefox 3.5! Woot woot

Just hold me back now, Im on fire.

 

[d0b33]

Ok, Im extremely proud of myself. I actually did manage to install Firefox 3.5, just didnt know the Mozilla devs calls the Linux version Shiretoko. WTF?

I saw this new "Shiretoko Web Browser" under internet and remember that I have never seen it before.

When I ran it, it said "you have successfully upgraded to Firefox 3.5! Woot woot

Just hold me back now, Im on fire.

So you've discovered Synaptic package manager?..

yeah I recommend noobs start with that rather than terminal.

 

[ironstone]

must say that after reading the likes of 'After the Software Wars' [http://www.lulu.com/content/4964815] i'm quite excited about the future of linux. sure is making waves.

 

[milomak]

Is that package name the name for the app you see when pressing ALT+F2 above the "run with file" command?

*Dont flame noobs. Motivate and encourage them.

EDIT : LOL....I just found it....Synaptic Package Manager.

most of the time (i'd say north of 80%) it is. i would suspect synaptic gives the same information (i don't use it so don't know).

 

[Bule]

sudo apt-cache policy <package name> will show you the installed version and whether there is a higher version in your repositories

Slight correction, you do not need to use sudo to execute apt-cache query - use root authority only when you need it. If you do execute apt-cache policy firefox it will tell you Installed: 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 - that is called firefox in repository. Whole story is about finding firefox 3.5 in repository and that one is not called firefox but shiretoko or abrowser. Lookingat different blogs about half of Ubuntu users are compiling firefox from source to get 3.5.

 

[milomak]

Slight correction, you do not need to use sudo to execute apt-cache query - use root authority only when you need it. If you do execute apt-cache policy firefox it will tell you Installed: 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 - that is called firefox in repository. Whole story is about finding firefox 3.5 in repository and that one is not called firefox but shiretoko or abrowser. Lookingat different blogs about half of Ubuntu users are compiling firefox from source to get 3.5.

I use debian and my normal user is not a sudoer. So I always add the sudo command when dealing with ubuntu users.

what does apt-cache policy shiretoko return? would you type shiretoko to run the browser?

 

[Bule]

I use debian and my normal user is not a sudoer. So I always add the sudo command when dealing with ubuntu users.

what does apt-cache policy shiretoko return? would you type shiretoko to run the browser?

Shiretoko is the code name for Firefox 3.5. Confusion with naming is related to branding and who supports it. Firefox is Canonical maintained Firefox branded Firefox 3.0.12, abrowser is unbranded (could be 3.5 or 3.0.12) and shiretoko is with Firefox branding. Abrowser and shiretoko are not maintained by Canonical.
If one installs firefox-3.5 via command line in Applications - > Internet it will appear as shiretoko. You can easily imagine new user doing sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5 and later when he or she starts Applications - > Internet -> Firefox it is old 3.0.12.
Otherwise to handle it from command line use firefox-3.5.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Doesn't
sudo aptitude firefox-3.5
or
sudo apt-get firefox-3.5
install only what's in the repositories (which should then be shireteko)?

 

[Bule]

Doesn't
sudo aptitude firefox-3.5
or
sudo apt-get firefox-3.5
install only what's in the repositories (which should then be shireteko)?

True, but under Applications -> Internet -> Firefox you will find Canonical supported 3.0.12 and most of people will expect 3.5 (since they just installed it). Then they go downloading source and compiling ...
Nobody expects that Firefox 3.5 should be started as Applications -> Internet -> Shiretoko

 

[BigAl-sa]

True, but under Applications -> Internet -> Firefox you will find Canonical supported 3.0.12 and most of people will expect 3.5 (since they just installed it). Then they go downloading source and compiling ...

I'd recommend using Ubunutzilla for installing a non-repository version of FF, instead of compiling. You can then easily upgrade using the method I outlined earlier in this thread.

Nobody expects that Firefox 3.5 should be started as Applications -> Internet -> Shiretoko

What I did on my missus's machine was to put a link on the desktop and called it Firefox. She hasn't even realised that the app she's running is called Shiretoko