Re: FAQ

[Axel Beckert <beckert@phys.ethz.ch>]

Hi,

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:19:01AM +0200, Stephane List wrote:
> 2) I want to use the latest firefox/iceweasel on a stable Debian, could
> you help me ?

At least for this one: Due to the strange handling of security issues
at Mozilla, Debian has -- contrary to all other packages -- always the
latest Firefox/Iceweasel in Etch (at least if it fixes major security
issues):

$ apt-cache policy firefox iceweasel
firefox:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.0.0.13-0etch1
  Version table:
     2.0.0.13-0etch1 0
        500 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
     2.0.0.12-0etch1 0
        500 http://ftp.ch.debian.org etch/main Packages
iceweasel:
  Installed: 2.0.0.13-0etch1
  Candidate: 2.0.0.13-0etch1
  Version table:
 *** 2.0.0.13-0etch1 0
        500 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.0.0.12-0etch1 0
        500 http://ftp.ch.debian.org etch/main Packages

(Ok, this does not count for Firefox 3.0, but that one is not even in
unstable or experimental yet.)

		Regards, Axel Beckert
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