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I downlaoded the new version of firefox for my linux os on an Eee pc900 however i am unable to install the update why

julianah1
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I need to update my firefox web browser, however when the update has down loaded to my notebook it refuses to open and install

The bios is asus 900ocpi ver 1009 and it is using ECFirmware

I need to update my firefox web browser, however when the update has down loaded to my notebook it refuses to open and install The bios is asus 900ocpi ver 1009 and it is using ECFirmware

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the-edmeister
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The version of Xandros Linux (from early 2007) that Asus was using on the EeePC doesn't have the GTK package needed to run Firefox 3+ versions, you need to update it. When I did that update on my EeePC 900 20GB two years ago it didn't work too well, was slower than hell. I ended up installing a newer version of Linux named EasyPeasy, which is a off-shoot of Ubuntu. - http://www.geteasypeasy.com/ - Now my EeePC runs better than it did when it was new back in 2008.

Here's a couple of support threads about updating EeePC / Xandros for installing Firefox 3 on the EeePC, you'll have to modify those instructions for Firefox 4 or look for more up to date instructions.

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:installfirefox3?s=firefox

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=41815