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gordonselfish:
Hi

I have firefox-get in the 5.x repo if interested. It is designed to reduce users posting in forums about the latest firefox.
----while the download structure for firefox remains unchanged. To download an old firefox.tcz is about 25 megs and to download firefox-get and then the latest firefox will still be about 29 megs. But here are the main differences

If you are one user,
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 you can keep firefox in your home folder and run it from your home folder.
-- you can have it check for updates and update......no more TCZs

Of course, you could have done this in the past as well, without my script
but my script hopefully gives you a .local/bin/wolf command
so you can also click on run and type "wolf" without the quotes to start firefox

If you prefer TCZs or have multiple users short of space etc
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the script will build a tcz called wolf-----if you tell it to
----its called wolf so that /usr/local/bin/wolf does not interfere with those who still use /usr/local/bin/firefox
so you can have 2 loaded at one and running at once.....why I don't know!

When you become aware there is an update for going thru help----check for updates
---or changing your settings as per the info file
THEN you re-load firefox-get and re-run to download the newer version

To be safe, copy existing wolf* out of tce/optional until you confirm new wolf works ok.

Of course, I can not predict the future, so the script only works why the download link style is the same as 23.0.1
If that changes post a bug report and someone should be able to tweak it

good luck

click on image to zoom if interested

gordonselfish:
LOL

the correct version to input when prompted is 24.0, its just updated and I have only just checked

If you did not read this when you downloaded 23.0.1, then re-run the script and type in 24.0
full reboot will give you a new wolf

gordonselfish:
If I forget to post, others feel free to post when the latest version is out

That way newbies know what to type in at the prompt

cheers

Misalf:
Hey gordonselfish
Sounds good to be able to get latest firefox easily, but..


--- Quote ---the script will build a tcz called wolf-----if you tell it to
----its called wolf so that /usr/local/bin/wolf does not interfere with those who still use /usr/local/bin/firefox
--- End quote ---

Does that mean that Firefox downloaded via this script will always be called or be placed in 'wolf' or can we add wolf as parameter to firefox-get?

I do not want Firefox to be in wolf because Flash, Java and personal settings .tcz might not find firefox folders for symlinks. Neither do I need two installations of firefox.

Thanks

gordonselfish:

--- Quote ---Does that mean that Firefox downloaded via this script will always be called or be placed in 'wolf'
--- End quote ---

1) If you choose local
you get a home folder of firefox
you get a .local/bin/wolf

2) If you choose tcz
you will always get a wolf.tcz.....which is a private extension but you can edit the script or the TCZ.

--- Quote ---or can we add wolf as parameter to firefox-get?
--- End quote ---
I suggest you run the script, there is no option to input the word "wolf"

BUT
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I don't use getflash.

firefox-get is a MIT license so download and load and copy into /home/yourname/.local/bin the file called /usr/local/bin/firefox-get

then edit it to whatever you like.

If getflash is looking for firefox pathway, you might need to check what it is looking for.

Roughly speaking, if you keep firefox folder in your home folder, then just download flash and copy the um flash-file into its correct folder.

I am a bit busy with other things at the moment but feel free to post any issues you have after trying it.

2) If you try it, download input version is
24.0

good luck

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