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How do you know if you have all the requirements in order to download Firefox?

Julie27
Julie27
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I've been trying to update my Firefox (version 3.6.17) so I can still go on YouTube and to just update it. I've already tried to reinstall it, but its the same version. I would like to know if there's a command for terminal to show if I have all the requirements needed in order to download the latest version of Firefox.

I've been trying to update my Firefox (version 3.6.17) so I can still go on YouTube and to just update it. I've already tried to reinstall it, but its the same version. I would like to know if there's a command for terminal to show if I have all the requirements needed in order to download the latest version of Firefox.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/25.0/system-requirements/

Linux Software Requirements Please note that Linux distributors may provide packages for your distribution which have different requirements. 

   Firefox 25 will not run at all without the following libraries or packages:
       GTK+ 2.18 or higher
       GLib 2.22 or higher
       Pango 1.14 or higher
       X.Org 1.0 or higher (1.7 or higher is recommended)
       libstdc++ 4.3 or higher
   For optimal functionality, we recommend the following libraries or packages:
       NetworkManager 0.7 or higher
       DBus 1.0 or higher
       HAL 0.5.8 or higher
       GNOME 2.16 or higher