Can you "downgrade" Firefox?

RockLee · 12-31-2008, 06:41 PM

I am not a big fan of Firefox 3, I personally prefer 1.5. Is there anyway that I can install 1.5 and get rid of 3 on my Ubuntu 8.10 system?

**Done_Fishin** · 01-01-2009, 06:29 AM

Some university's have archives of old software on ftp .. I picked up Version 2 at one when all I could find was ver 3 everywhere else although It was for windows

the same uni also had various linux distro's available so I reckon they may have some goodies if you ask ..or search

RockLee · 01-01-2009, 12:04 PM

It appears that finding it was easy part, but being new to Ubuntu and Linux how would I go about installing it?

**Done_Fishin** · 01-01-2009, 02:10 PM

using Synaptic to uninstall the old version and install the new one .. download to your hard drive and then open with Synaptic packet manager

RockLee · 01-02-2009, 12:17 PM

When I right click the folder and select open with other application Synaptic is not in the list

**Done_Fishin** · 01-02-2009, 12:35 PM

I am not sure but I think Synaptic was missing from my install too and I had to do it manually using
apt-get synaptic
from terminal window

When I open Synaptic now and search for Firefox I see that "Firefox" is installed but also that Firefox 2 is an option to install, possibly after removing Firefox from the system first.

RockLee · 01-02-2009, 05:45 PM

I have synaptic but firefox 1.5 I downloaded isn't showing up in it. Is there a specific place I need to download it to?

RockLee · 01-02-2009, 06:00 PM

Its showing up now as an open with "synaptic" option but when I choose it I get an error that says

Starting without administrative privileges

You will not be able to apply any changes. But you can still export the marked changes or create a download script for them.

Rome5 · 01-04-2009, 12:09 AM

Synaptic has to be called with the 'gksudo' command, prompting you for a password before actually launching the program. Try opening it from a terminal or the run application ( alt + F2 ); then typing in 'gksudo synaptic'

**Done_Fishin** · 01-04-2009, 11:51 AM

sorry was away working ..

if you can open synaptic then do a search in symnaptic for firefox and it should show you what has been installed and what not ..

you can then opt to remove any "old firefox" installations and when removed install the new firefox version that you want to use

12-31-2008, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Can you "downgrade" Firefox? I am not a big fan of Firefox 3, I personally prefer 1.5. Is there anyway that I can install 1.5 and get rid of 3 on my Ubuntu 8.10 system?

01-01-2009, 06:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,464 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? Some university's have archives of old software on ftp .. I picked up Version 2 at one when all I could find was ver 3 everywhere else although It was for windows the same uni also had various linux distro's available so I reckon they may have some goodies if you ask ..or search __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

01-01-2009, 12:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? It appears that finding it was easy part, but being new to Ubuntu and Linux how would I go about installing it?

01-01-2009, 02:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,464 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? using Synaptic to uninstall the old version and install the new one .. download to your hard drive and then open with Synaptic packet manager __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

01-02-2009, 12:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? When I right click the folder and select open with other application Synaptic is not in the list

01-02-2009, 12:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,464 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? I am not sure but I think Synaptic was missing from my install too and I had to do it manually using apt-get synaptic from terminal window When I open Synaptic now and search for Firefox I see that "Firefox" is installed but also that Firefox 2 is an option to install, possibly after removing Firefox from the system first. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

01-02-2009, 05:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? I have synaptic but firefox 1.5 I downloaded isn't showing up in it. Is there a specific place I need to download it to?

01-02-2009, 06:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
RockLee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 282 OS: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, XP Pro SP3	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? Its showing up now as an open with "synaptic" option but when I choose it I get an error that says Starting without administrative privileges You will not be able to apply any changes. But you can still export the marked changes or create a download script for them.

01-04-2009, 12:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
Rome5 Alternative Computing Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver.CO Posts: 311 OS: Arch linux	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? Synaptic has to be called with the 'gksudo' command, prompting you for a password before actually launching the program. Try opening it from a terminal or the run application ( alt + F2 ); then typing in 'gksudo synaptic'

01-04-2009, 11:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,464 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Can you "downgrade" Firefox? sorry was away working .. if you can open synaptic then do a search in symnaptic for firefox and it should show you what has been installed and what not .. you can then opt to remove any "old firefox" installations and when removed install the new firefox version that you want to use __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner