Firefox 3?! -upgrading is impossible

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by hmc, Nov 23, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Hi all,

    Probably most of you allready heard that Firefox Group released their latest version of this popular browser - FireFox 3.0b

    official site: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

    So, its time to upgrade?
    ok, lets try:
    FireFox -> Help -> Check for updates:

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    Does it mean that I need to update it from their web site by downloading the FireFox distributive file?:mad:
     
    hmc, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  2. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #2
    Stable FF won't upgrade to a beta version.
    You'll need to download it yourself if you want to use the beta.
     
    Kerosene, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  3. terminator69

    terminator69 Notable Member

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    #3
    It is not a stable download yet and they only recommend downloading for betas, developers and such, for test purposes. But you can get it from their site.
     
    terminator69, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  4. ::Mike::

    ::Mike:: Peon

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    #4
    yeah, the updates are only stable releases.
    You need to download the Beta from their main site.
     
    ::Mike::, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  5. twistedspikes

    twistedspikes Notable Member

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    #5
    It's a beta version. I wouldn't upgrade yet.

    Your add ons won't work (well most of them). Theres a few other issues too.
     
    twistedspikes, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  6. metros

    metros Notable Member

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    #6
    It's beta, and won't get update till it will get final version.
     
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  7. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    #7
    Once its released to the stable version you'll be able to upgrade.
     
    ForgottenCreature, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  8. 2Visuals

    2Visuals Peon

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    #8
    Ye, you need to download of the site :)
     
    2Visuals, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  9. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    I guess you can only upgrade to a stable release.. Just wait for the final release and then try this.
     
    Abhik, Nov 23, 2007 IP
  10. bonzay

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    #10
    Open firefox's channel-prefs.js file, find app.update.channel.
    It most likely reads release.
    You can change that value to either of these: release, beta, nightly, default.

    More here:
    Software Update - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
    http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update
     
    bonzay, Nov 23, 2007 IP