Mozilla on March 20 released new security and stability updates for both versions of its Firefox browser and for its Internet application suite, SeaMonkey. The new updates eradicate a minor FTP PASV port-scanning vulnerability.
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What can we conclude from that ?
Most likely that you are using firefox packages built by your distribution, which often disable the automatic updates. I run Debian, and the automatic updates don't happen, but the updated package will appear in the package manager at about the same time as the update is distributed normally.
I assume this is to keep updates consolidated, and keep the package manager in the loop about what versions of programs are installed. If programs suddenly all start updating themselves in different ways the central system becomes useless or error-prone.
Windows doesn't have a central system, so every application needs to roll their own autoupdater, which is a huge pain in the behind, both for users and for developers.
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Firefox updated on my Windows machine, however, it did not on my Linux machine.
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That your distro disabled the automatic updates so that they control updates on your machine rather than Mozilla? I'm not sure where you're trying to go with this.
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Linux i686 statically-compiled Binaries are available at ftp.mozilla.org -- Fully internationalized. Now I don't know if they self-update (hope so) but they are there the same time the Windows ones are. Won't even mess with your distro's packaging system.
/Just Sayin'
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Huh? This conversation is ridiculous....as if nobody has anything better to do? The linux, Mac, Windows fixes are released equally and at the same time. Distributions, as it has been said before...update them when they get to it and push there modified versions out when they are ready, of course, it will take a little time.
I use the vanilla versions of Firefox in all of my computers and the updates come through just fine...and how that is handled depends on how it's installed and how you have your preferences set.
Mozilla isn't to be faulted for anything...they come out with the code and put it on the FTP's...that's it.
In my case...I install the binaries in the /usr/local and it's owned by root...so naturally...a regular user won't be able to update it. So...big deal...you start it up as root now and then and do the update. WOW...tough.
This update fixed some regressionary bugs that cropped up with the 2.0.0.2 security fix. See? They fixed it.
I'm not a troll and give credit to anyone that fixes code. None of it is perfect. MS deserver credit when they fix code. Why do so many people complain?
People, if they are running software, should at least understand what method they used, and what versions they are running, especially for us Linux geeks. Grandma might not know...but crap...don't we all maintain Grandma's computer?
Firefox is a fine browser, and I'm glad that they support it the way they do with frequent fixed and updates.