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Bug 388083

Summary: firefox version bump
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Stephan Litterst <stephan.litterst>
Component: Current packagesAssignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Stephan Litterst 2011-10-22 06:27:58 UTC
Currently firefox 3.6.20 is in portage (stable).
emerge -s firefox
Searching...
[ Results for search key : firefox ]
[ Applications found : 2 ]

*  www-client/firefox
      Latest version available: 3.6.20
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of files: 59,661 kB
      Homepage:      http://www.mozilla.com/firefox
      Description:   Firefox Web Browser
      License:       || ( MPL-1.1 GPL-2 LGPL-2.1 )

*  www-client/firefox-bin
      Latest version available: 3.6.20
      Latest version installed: 3.6.20
      Size of files: 19,814 kB
      Homepage:      http://www.mozilla.com/firefox
      Description:   Firefox Web Browser
      License:       || ( MPL-1.1 GPL-2 LGPL-2.1 )

The recommended version at http://europe.mozilla.org/ is 7.0.1


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. do an emerge -s firefox
2. check the version available a http://europe.mozilla.org/
3. compare the versions
Actual Results:  
the old firefox 3.6.20 is stable in gentoo

Expected Results:  
firefox 7.0.1 is stable in gentoo
Comment 1 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2011-10-22 13:26:02 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 381245 ***