How can I update to firefox 42? There's nothing on the about page to update. I would like to update and keep all my settings and stuff. How can I go about doing this? I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 and currently using firefox 41. I'd like to avoid reinstalling but I guess I could if that would still save all my stuff. Thanks in advance for any help!
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Just wait, Firefox 42 should hit the updates very soon. In case you absolutely can't wait any longer, there is a [Mozilla PPA](https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-security/+archive/ubuntu/ppa), and it already has FF42. – mikewhatever Nov 04 '15 at 20:09
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When a new version of Firefox comes out, there's a slight delay before it becomes available in the official repository. You can wait about a week for the update to get pushed out, or you can add the PPA for an unstable version.
Source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion
Of course, you could always uninstall Firefox from the package manager and manually download from https://getfirefox.com. If you download it this way, all updates will be available as soon as Mozilla launches them. However, it's probably best to just wait a few days for the Ubuntu archives to update.
Edit: Firefox 42 is now available in the official Ubuntu archives. :)
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