Daily Firefox 3.5 / 3.6 Repository For Ubuntu

15 minutes ago, firefox 3.0.x made me crazy.It is damn slow and uses too much cpu!(Other browsers like Midori is not for me because i have to check some websites with firefox)A couple of months ago i tested firefox 3.5(It was 3.1 when i was using it, and it is renamed to 3.5) and it was perfect, javascript engine was faster than Google Chrome.So i wanted to test it again.Before the installation, you may need to know a couple of things.We will install firefox 3.5 or 3.6 and it will keep your 3.0.x firefox installation.This means you can use both(not at the same time) or you can remove the old one.Also there will be 2 firefox packages at the repository which we will add soon to our sources.list : first one is normal branded firefox package which is called firefox-3.5 or 3.6, the other one is abrowser-3.5 or 3.6 which refers to unbranded build of firefox.Install the one you want.

Be warned! This is DAILY mozila repository.

Edit your sources.list and add the repository :

$sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

And add one of them which matches with your Ubuntu you are using :

For Ubuntu Karmic Koala :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

For Ubuntu Jaunty :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

For Ubuntu Intrepid :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

For Ubuntu Hardy :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Use the script here to add the public key.

Then update your index :

$sudo apt-get update

Install Firefox 3.5 (you can install 3.6 or abrowser instead of firefox, that is your choice) :

$sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5 firefox-3.5-gnome-support

You can now run firefox-3.5 with firefox-3.5 command or Applications > Internet > Shiretoko Web Browser.If you like it and do not want to use your old 3.0.x firefox, you can link firefox-3.5 to firefox ;)