which should I install, firefox or firefox-esr

Carsten Schoenert c.schoenert at t-online.de
Thu Jun 2 05:02:13 UTC 2016


Hello Dan,

Am 02.06.2016 um 06:51 schrieb 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson:
> Which should I install, firefox or firefox-esr?

[SNIP]

> But one is much more fresher,
> $ apt-cache policy firefox firefox-esr
> firefox:
>   Installed: 47.0~b5-1
>   Candidate: 47.0~b5-1
>   Version table:

this is the current development version which will include the newest
stuff. It may include broken or not working things. If you want bleeding
edge use this.

> firefox-esr:
>   Installed: (none)
>   Candidate: 45.1.1esr-1+b1

And this is the ESR (Extended Stable Version) version. This version is
getting mainly only security updates and is for daily usage with focus
an stability.

So it depends on your needs which version you prefer.

-- 
Regards
Carsten Schoenert



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