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on linux i cannot open firefox 33 due to exiting with failure status due to previous errors, file exists.

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jadej740
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I am a newbie to computers and tried to update my firefox & downloaded it off of mozilla and tried to follow the commands as it was suggested for linux (ubuntu 10.04) to install it. Now when i click on the firefox 33 icon it shows that on command line ouput, tar: file exists, tar: exiting with failure status due to previous errors shows up. What do I need to do to update my current firefox? Please HELP!

I am a newbie to computers and tried to update my firefox & downloaded it off of mozilla and tried to follow the commands as it was suggested for linux (ubuntu 10.04) to install it. Now when i click on the firefox 33 icon it shows that on command line ouput, tar: file exists, tar: exiting with failure status due to previous errors shows up. What do I need to do to update my current firefox? Please HELP!

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guigs
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Hi jadej740, There are better forums for this knowledge, as Mozilla does not compile linux packages per build. Ask Ubuntu.com

They may be able to give you a better answer. Install Firefox on Linux