Firefox 135 still not in LMC update manager

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FF 135 has been out since Feb. 4th and I have yet to see it in my Linux Mint update manager.  Other updates have come through (like Thunderbird for instance) but no Firefox.  Has anyone else noticed this?

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I have not been offered FF 135 yet either. Don’t know on Thunderbird, since I don’t use it.

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Charlie

It (FF135.0) is probably coming soon at least for any Linux distro based on Ubuntu 20.04

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7263-1

And for a broader overview if all security patches/updates for Ubuntu go here:

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices

The last is a really handy link to give you a heads up on possible patches coming in the future – and sometimes in the present. I have it bookmarked; you might want to consider doing that as well.

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Charlie

Not to worry.  Better late than never. https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=440090

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Charlie, DrBonzo

Even on my Fedora box FF version is still 134.0.2 as of today

I say on ARCH it would have the latest Version.

Firefox ESR was updated to 128.7 on the 5th February via the debian repository.

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sudo wrote:

Even on my Fedora box FF version is still 134.0.2 as of today

what version of Fedora?
check out this page of Firefox updates for Fedora

most versions of Fedora do get the FF 135.0 version while few others do not

Hi EP,

Thanks for the link, that’s why…

My current release is Fedora 41.

Ill update to 42 at some stage.

 

As you probably know, Ubuntu has discontinued its native .deb package for Firefox, replacing it with the Snap packaged version of Firefox.

The Snap setup is not well-liked, and a lot of people have no interest in it, including lead Mint dev Clem Lefebvre (and myself as well). Most importantly to me, Snaps update themselves whenever they feel like it, and, well, if I wanted that kind of experience, I would have stuck with Windows.

It makes sense that Mint would not want to use the Snap version of Firefox, and would choose to distribute it in native .deb form. What I do not know is why Mint did not simply use one of the other repos that make Firefox available as a .deb! Why reinvent the wheel?

The Mozilla Team repo is operated and managed by Ubuntu, and it contains Firefox in its native .deb form, just as it used to be in the Ubuntu repo until recently.

Here is a link to the Mozilla Team PPA page on Ubuntu’s Launchpad, including simple instructions for installing he Mozilla Team PPA.

In addition, Mozilla now has a .deb repo as well. Here are some instructions on how to add the Mozilla repo to Mint (don’t worry that it says Ubuntu, they are the same thing beneath the surface). It is more complicated than installing the Mozillateam PPA, but the directions here walk you through it. You can skip the stuff about first removing the Snap stuff with Mint, as it does not have that installed by default.

Either of these should get you the newest version quickly.

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Hi Ascaris

Yes i agree i am and not a fan of snaps,

for me i prefer Flatpac.

 

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Ascaris

I prefer Flatpak over Snaps too, but all else being equal, I would rather use a native type (.deb for Ubuntu and its derivatives like Mint).

That said, I am using the Flatpak for Waterfox on my Dell XPS 13, as all else is not equal.

If Mozilla’s implementation of the XDG desktop portal was as good as Chromium’s, I could just use the .deb Waterfox and it would work fine. As it stands, the only way I have found to get the desktop portal working properly with Waterfox on KDE Plasma is on Plasma 6 (Kubuntu 24.04 and prior use Plasma 5) and with the Flatpak version of Waterfox.

As an added bonus, this means my Waterfox is also sandboxed on the XPS, providing an extra layer of security.

Dell XPS 13/9310, i5-1135G7/16GB, KDE Neon 6.2
XPG Xenia 15, i7-9750H/32GB & GTX1660ti, Kubuntu 24.04
Acer Swift Go 14, i5-1335U/16GB, Kubuntu 24.04 (and Win 11)

I’m now being offered FF 135.0 on Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3 through the Update Manager.

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bassmanzam, Ascaris, Charlie

Just got it tonight via Update Manager, Mint Cinnamon 21.3

I got 135 too yesterday, installed it, and there are no problems.  The credit card box was not checked either.  Things go very well with Linux Mint, it was worth the wait.

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bassmanzam

No other replies or apparent problems so I’m marking this topic resolved.  Thanks again to everyone.

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