Re: Iceweasel Questions
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Bill Diehl <infonews@verizon.net> wrote:
> Dear Backports Team,
>
> I am using Iceweasel 3.5.16-8 with Squeeze and Lenny (via Backports).
> Recently I have started to get warnings from some websites saying that
> my browser is old and needs to be updated. Is there a migration of
> Iceweasel 5.0.x working its way to Squeeze and (hopefully) Lenny?
>
> A few weeks ago, I saw Iceweasel 5.0.x in experimental but that is now
> up to 6.0.x. Iceweasel 5.0.x is now in sid and wheezy. If 5.0.x is
> backported to Squeeze will it also be backported to Lenny?
>
> If Iceweasel 5.0.x will not be backported to Squeeze and Lenny, does
> that mean that installing Firefox 5.0.x is pointless because the
> libraries needed to run Firefox with Squeeze and Lenny will not be
> available and/or backported?
>
> The reason that I ask these questions is that Lenny and Squeeze are
> likely to serve my purposes for several years for most tasks, other
> than for web browsing, because of an outdated Iceweasel. I do not know
> how to deal with that other than going back to Windows. :-(.
>
> Thank you all for making/keeping Debian the best!
>
> Sincerely,
> --Bill
>
>
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>
Iceweasel 5 is already available for Squeeze users via
mozilla.debian.net (instructions are also on that page). As for Lenny,
it looks like there's only a backport for Iceweasel 3.6 available, so
you may have to consider updating to Squeeze if you want the most
current release of Iceweasel. Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
- Vincent
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