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Author: Eric Shubert
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Can Firefox be updated without affecting the rest of my system?
Josef Lowder wrote:
> Is it possible to upgrade Firefox without causing any effect on my
> operating system?
> And if the upgrade does not work, could I restore the old Firefox version?
>
> For reasons to long to explain, I cannot risk upgrading my Linux
> operating system.
>
> Linux localhost 2.6.12-12mdk #1 Tue Sep 13 10:46:25 CEST 2005 i686 AMD
> Athlon(TM) XP 2600+ unknown GNU/Linux
>
> Firefox help shows 1.0.6 and this:
> Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050921
> Firefox/1.0.7 Mandriva/1.0.6-15mdk
>
> I just don't understand how separate Firefox is from the rest of the
> operating system
> and how risky it might be to try updating Firefox. Could that be done
> with zero risk
> to any disruption of my operating system?


There's always a risk. Murphy demands it. ;)

I think I'd try a Mandriva list and see if someone there is running a
newer Firefox with your OS version.

At some point, it'll behoove you to figure out how to upgrade your OS
though.

--
-Eric 'shubes'

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