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

dafyre

@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.

scottalanmiller

@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.

Lakshmana

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?

scottalanmiller

@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?

handsofqwerty

@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.

Lakshmana

@handsofqwerty how to do that

handsofqwerty

@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.

handsofqwerty

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

scottalanmiller

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.

handsofqwerty

@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.