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Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release?

Started byWill <ws3reg@gmail.com>
First post2021-09-19 23:00 +0200
Last post2021-09-23 09:10 +0200
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  Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release? Will <ws3reg@gmail.com> - 2021-09-19 23:00 +0200
    Re: Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release? Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2021-09-20 00:30 +0200
      Re: Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release? Will <ws3reg@gmail.com> - 2021-09-20 00:40 +0200
        Re: Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release? "David Palacio" <debian@david.palacio.io> - 2021-09-20 05:10 +0200
        Re: Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release? Keith Bainbridge <keithrboz@gmail.com> - 2021-09-23 09:10 +0200

#240182 — Debian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release?

FromWill <ws3reg@gmail.com>
Date2021-09-19 23:00 +0200
SubjectDebian unstable - tracking the latest Firefox release?
Message-ID<CZc4O-3vh-11@gated-at.bofh.it>

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Greetings,

I'm on Debian unstable.  Firefox is currently stuck on 88.x.  Was there a
reason unstable wasn't tracking against later releases?  The latest release
for Firefox is - AFAICT - version 92.  Not in a rush to get to version 92,
but I've noticed it's lagged behind recently. :)

Thanks,
-W

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#240183

FromKushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net>
Date2021-09-20 00:30 +0200
Message-ID<CZdtU-4tr-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#240182
On Sun, Sep 19 2021 at 03:51:17 PM, Will <ws3reg@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm on Debian unstable.  Firefox is currently stuck on 88.x.  Was there a
> reason unstable wasn't tracking against later releases?  The latest release
> for Firefox is - AFAICT - version 92.  Not in a rush to get to version 92,
> but I've noticed it's lagged behind recently. :)
>

According to https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firefox, it is waiting for a
newer version of the rust compiler.

-- 
regards,
kushal

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#240184

FromWill <ws3reg@gmail.com>
Date2021-09-20 00:40 +0200
Message-ID<CZdDA-4wt-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
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Ah!  I didn't know about that.  I'll look at tracker in the future.  Of
course, the next question is: what's the hold up for getting the latest
rustc into unstable?  Guess I'll wait a bit longer.  Hope it's not too long.

Cheers,
-W

On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 5:21 PM Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 19 2021 at 03:51:17 PM, Will <ws3reg@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I'm on Debian unstable.  Firefox is currently stuck on 88.x.  Was there a
> > reason unstable wasn't tracking against later releases?  The latest
> release
> > for Firefox is - AFAICT - version 92.  Not in a rush to get to version
> 92,
> > but I've noticed it's lagged behind recently. :)
> >
>
> According to https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firefox, it is waiting for a
> newer version of the rust compiler.
>
> --
> regards,
> kushal
>
>

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#240188

From"David Palacio" <debian@david.palacio.io>
Date2021-09-20 05:10 +0200
Message-ID<CZhQS-7gK-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Sun, Sep 19, 2021, at 5:34 PM, Will wrote:
> Ah!  I didn't know about that.  I'll look at tracker in the future.  Of course, the next question is: what's the hold up for getting the latest rustc into unstable?  Guess I'll wait a bit longer.  Hope it's not too long.
> 
> Cheers,
> -W
Firefox 92 is already in Experimental. You can check the tracker page for rustc too to verify what's holding it back.
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 5:21 PM Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 19 2021 at 03:51:17 PM, Will <ws3reg@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Greetings,
>> >
>> > I'm on Debian unstable.  Firefox is currently stuck on 88.x.  Was there a
>> > reason unstable wasn't tracking against later releases?  The latest release
>> > for Firefox is - AFAICT - version 92.  Not in a rush to get to version 92,
>> > but I've noticed it's lagged behind recently. :)
>> >
>> 
>> According to https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firefox, it is waiting for a
>> newer version of the rust compiler.
>> 
>> -- 
>> regards,
>> kushal
>>

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#240283

FromKeith Bainbridge <keithrboz@gmail.com>
Date2021-09-23 09:10 +0200
Message-ID<D0r1M-5b-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#240184
On 20/9/21 08:34, Will wrote:
> 
>  > I'm on Debian unstable.  Firefox is currently stuck on 88.x.  Was there a
>  > reason unstable wasn't tracking against later releases?  The latest 
> release
>  > for Firefox is - AFAICT - version 92.  Not in a rush to get to 
> version 92,
>  > but I've noticed it's lagged behind recently. :)
>  >

Alternatives are download and install either

the nightly .tag.gz from firefox website

or the nightly appimage

Less adventurous is the devel version in either format.

I see that I have unknowingly disabled updates on my nightly appimage, 
but I'm sure it works in my extracted .tar.gz version

-- 
All the best

Keith Bainbridge

keith.bainbridge.3216@gmail.com
0447 667 468

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