Re:Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04 using Ubuntuzilla
by dmhouse on Thursday July 16, 2009 @12:44PM
(#708289)
"How is a non-hacker end user supposed to run a tarball?"
How about they wait until available through their distribution's package manager?
Re:Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04 using Ubuntuzilla
by nailer on Thursday July 16, 2009 @01:07PM
(#708332)
Because this can take up to six months or longer, and people want to use the software they're being asked by Firefox's marketing to use.
Most people don't wait 6 months. They use articles like the one mentioned, and are more likely to encounter poor-quality Firefox as a result.
Why can't Firefox do what Skype and Miro do (below)?
* If the user string contains Windows, provide an MSI. In these OSes, if you click on a MSI package, it installs.
* If the user string contains OS X, provide a install image. In these OSes, if you click on an install image, it installs.
* If the user string contains Debian or Ubuntu, provide a dpkg. In these OSes, if you click on an dpkg, it installs.
* If the user string contains Fedora, RHEL or SuSE, provide a rpm. In these OSes, if you click on a rpm package, it installs.
* Anything else gets a menu with all the above options.