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updates disabled by administator

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Dave
Dave

I can't update firefox. message says: updates disabled by administator. firefox version 68.

how do i fix this and enable updates. in linuxmint 18.3

I can't update firefox. message says: updates disabled by administator. firefox version 68. how do i fix this and enable updates. in linuxmint 18.3

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If you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution then you can look at Firefox from the Mozilla server if you want more control over updating.

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philipp
philipp
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hi, updates are probably handled through your distro's packet manager then.

cor-el
cor-el
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If you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution then you can look at Firefox from the Mozilla server if you want more control over updating.

Dave
Dave Question owner

geez, thank you !

spent a week downloading & trying to fix this. Installing from mozill.org did in fact install ver 79 and

not only that....but it now shows the update firefox link without the "disabled by administrator" msg.

Dave
Dave Question owner

never mind....i read somewhere to try synaptic....so i did and voila...it installed perfectly

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