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    Shell Scripting to be done for verifying the software version and also not to update

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    • LakshmanaL
      Lakshmana @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller In my test machine the firefox updated automatically to 38 version.This was happened after stopping updates at GUI of the firefox.So only I am trying to remove the other version from the system.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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        @Lakshmana said:

        .I define the right version is there by comparing the version present at the path where the software is present.

        That's an odd definition. Doesn't really match what you state that you want to do. Presumably if there were multiple versions or different versions present they would be at different paths.

        This implies the opposite of wanting to know if there are multiple versions.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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          @Lakshmana said:

          @scottalanmiller In my test machine the firefox updated automatically to 38 version.This was happened after stopping updates at GUI of the firefox.So only I am trying to remove the other version from the system.

          Did it change the path?

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          • LakshmanaL
            Lakshmana @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller No the path was not changed.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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              @Lakshmana said:

              @scottalanmiller No the path was not changed.

              Okay, so if the goal is to make sure that the binary at the one specific path has not changed versions is a bit more clear of a goal.

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller I went through the same set of instructions that he used. And when you run the Firefox v31 binary, it automatically updates to the latest version (although I did not run the application as root, so I am uncertain how it did this, lol).

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @dafyre
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                  @dafyre said:

                  @scottalanmiller I went through the same set of instructions that he used. And when you run the Firefox v31 binary, it automatically updates to the latest version (although I did not run the application as root, so I am uncertain how it did this, lol).

                  Likely it does not install as root or it does not set root only permissions for updating.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    I understand the updating issue and why he needs to stop that and monitor it. It's how does he want to deal with lots of other issues like people downloading their own Firefox or running other instances. That's where the questions are.

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                    • dafyreD
                      dafyre @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller In my VM, I extracted a firefox-31.tar.bz2 and moved it to /opt/firefox ... and then as my normal user, I ran firefox, and it updated anyhow.

                      But I found there is a setting in the channel-prefs.js file you can add to disable the automatic update.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @dafyre
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                        @dafyre said:

                        @scottalanmiller In my VM, I extracted a firefox-31.tar.bz2 and moved it to /opt/firefox ... and then as my normal user, I ran firefox, and it updated anyhow.

                        But I found there is a setting in the channel-prefs.js file you can add to disable the automatic update.

                        Yup, he had determined that you could do that, I believe. Now he is just required to monitor it too.

                        You could also use the filesystem to stop updates as well.

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                        • LakshmanaL
                          Lakshmana
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                          My firefox opens only 31 version but the GUI of the mozilla firefox is not available and I need to go to terminal to open the mozilla.Why?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
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                            @Lakshmana said:

                            My firefox opens only 31 version but the GUI of the mozilla firefox is not available and I need to go to terminal to open the mozilla.Why?

                            That's really a new question and not related to the original. I would open a new thread for that.

                            Is the issue as simple as you don't have an icon for it? How have you tried starting from the GUI?

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                            • handsofqwertyH
                              handsofqwerty @Lakshmana
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                              @Lakshmana said:

                              My firefox opens only 31 version but the GUI of the mozilla firefox is not available and I need to go to terminal to open the mozilla.Why?

                              This is because you're running a version you didn't install via apt-get. You'd have to put all the right executables in the right places manually for this.

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                              • LakshmanaL
                                Lakshmana @handsofqwerty
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                                @handsofqwerty how to do that

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                                • handsofqwertyH
                                  handsofqwerty @Lakshmana
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                                  @Lakshmana said:

                                  @handsofqwerty how to do that

                                  Try copying the Firefox binary to /usr/bin. You might need to make a shortcut for it manually in Ubuntu.

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                                  • handsofqwertyH
                                    handsofqwerty
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                                    Here is a good explanation of the Linux directory structure:
                                    http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/09/linux-file-system-structure/

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      The desktop is going to need a specific link. Not sure how Ubuntu does this and it will vary by the desktop that you have chosen. But it might be something really simple like just making a symlink to the right folder.

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                                      • handsofqwertyH
                                        handsofqwerty @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        The desktop is going to need a specific link. Not sure how Ubuntu does this and it will vary by the desktop that you have chosen. But it might be something really simple like just making a symlink to the right folder.

                                        Yeah, that's all I think should be necessary. I haven't used Ubuntu Desktop in years. I've been exclusively CLI for a few years now.

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