Firefox Users - Help Updating/Upgrading!

[Fun Guy]

I got tired of all of my (numerous) extensions breaking whenever I upgraded browsers, so I am doing it all manually now. Now, when I upgrade, I get a couple versions prior to the current one, so I can be sure my add-ons and plug-ins all work properly.

So right now I am running FF34, and they are on FF39. I was thinking about upgrading to FF38, since it has been out since May/June, and plug-in folks have had a couple of months to upgrade themselves.

Problem is, I can't figure out which version to use!! They all have weird numbers and suffixes with bizarre dates, etc.

Like this: (the complete list is here)

[FONT=&quot]38.0.1/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]15-May-2015 14:42 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.1esr/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]14-May-2015 23:53 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5-funnelcake37/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]01-Jun-2015 23:36 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5-funnelcake38/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]01-Jun-2015 23:36 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5-funnelcake39/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]01-Jun-2015 23:36 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]02-Jun-2015 13:36 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5b1-2/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]12-May-2015 04:45 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5b1/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]12-May-2015 04:45 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5b2/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]15-May-2015 09:56 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.5b3/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]19-May-2015 05:04 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0.6/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]09-Jun-2015 03:45 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]12-May-2015 16:05 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b1/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]31-Mar-2015 05:28 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b2/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]07-Apr-2015 06:49 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b3/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]10-Apr-2015 05:50 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b4/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]14-Apr-2015 03:19 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b5/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]17-Apr-2015 03:49 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b6/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]21-Apr-2015 04:30 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b7/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]24-Apr-2015 20:41 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b8-2/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]27-Apr-2015 22:40 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b8/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]27-Apr-2015 22:40 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0b9/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]30-Apr-2015 05:26 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.0esr/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]05-May-2015 22:06 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]38.1.0esr/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]25-Jun-2015 02:24 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]39.0-funnelcake40/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]16-Jul-2015 00:05 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]39.0-funnelcake41/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]16-Jul-2015 00:07 [/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]39.0/[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]02-Jul-2015 22:08 [/FONT]​

So which one should I use??

 

[lxskllr]

Those are all various branches, and revisions. I would pick 38.1esr. That's an extended support release, and should be compatible with everything from the 38* version. Pick that, pick your language, pick your system, and you should end up with a downloadable executable.

 

[Fun Guy]

Those are all various branches, and revisions. I would pick 38.1esr. That's an extended support release, and should be compatible with everything from the 38* version. Pick that, pick your language, pick your system, and you should end up with a downloadable executable.

Thanks!!

Edit
Should I choose the upgrade, or the full version? The full version is an executable, but the update version is an .asc or .mar file??

Upgrade
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/38.1.0esr/update/win32/en-US/

Full Version
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/38.1.0esr/win32/en-US/
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[lxskllr]

I've never used a .mar file. Here's documentation on how to use it...

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file

What /I/ would do, is use the full installer, and it should upgrade your existing install while keeping your setup relatively intact. Keep in mind I don't use Windows, so if the above advice doesn't work, you get to keep all the pieces :^P I think it should work though.

 

[Fun Guy]

I've never used a .mar file. Here's documentation on how to use it...

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file

What /I/ would do, is use the full installer, and it should upgrade your existing install while keeping your setup relatively intact. Keep in mind I don't use Windows, so if the above advice doesn't work, you get to keep all the pieces :^P I think it should work though.

That's what I'll do then. I'll report back any issues. Thanks again.

 

[ninaholic37]

Funnelcake sounds like a useless branch for statistics ninnies to me.