Ubuntu
firefox-3.5 package

  1. Jaunty (9.04)
  2. Bug #393978 (firefox-3.5-stable)
  3. Comment #17

Comment 17 for bug 393978

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Sohail Mirza (mirzmaster) wrote :

This is a rather strange release that's being called "final".

* What is the reason that branding isn't included in the version in the repo? The novice user doesn't recognize and trust "Shiretoko". They were looking for "Firefox".
* Why doesn't Firefox 3.5 replace Firefox 3.0?

There are also some bugs in this version of "Shiretoko":

* The Google search bar icon doesn't appear updated as in the version from the official Mozilla site.
* The default theme's version still reads as 3.0.11

Checking "/usr/lib/firefox-3.5" confirms that the "extensions", "plugins", and "searchplugins" sub-directories are linked from "/usr/lib/firefox-addons", a location shared with Firefox 3.0. Given that both 3.0 and 3.5 are being made to co-exist, they should not be sharing these addons folders.

I've attached a screenshot of the