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[moonbat]

Only to be 2 days before a new release and maybe we get this whole circus again?

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I wish stevepusser would post an update if he's having constraints publishing builds or offer to let someone else take over if he can't support releases on time going forward.

[Moonchild]

I wish stevepusser would post an update if he's having constraints publishing builds or offer to let someone else take over if he can't support releases on time going forward.

Yup. As i posted before in this thread not too long ago:

I don't mind if people have their life get in the way but it would be nice if they at least communicate it.

[Drugwash]

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What is it that I don't get? Or is my memory so trashed that I forgot the explanation if there was any...

[BenFenner]

I'm on my Linux Mint box (version 21.3 MATE 64-bit) for the first time in a while. I'm a Windows guru, but still a bit of a Linux novice when it comes to app/package management.
At the moment I have Pale Moon version 33.0.2-1.gtk2 which obviously is a bit behind.

I've read this thread from Steve's most recent post up until now. It seems getting off Steve's repo and onto a different release style might be prudent?
Any advice on getting to the latest version of Pale Moon and then keeping up to date in the future? I'd like to not have to reinstall from scratch if possible...

[andyprough]

I'm on my Linux Mint box (version 21.3 MATE 64-bit) for the first time in a while. I'm a Windows guru, but still a bit of a Linux novice when it comes to app/package management.
At the moment I have Pale Moon version 33.0.2-1.gtk2 which obviously is a bit behind.

I've read this thread from Steve's most recent post up until now. It seems getting off Steve's repo and onto a different release style might be prudent?
Any advice on getting to the latest version of Pale Moon and then keeping up to date in the future? I'd like to not have to reinstall from scratch if possible...

This thread gives instructions on how to add Steve Pusser's MX Linux repo to get Pale Moon on Debian-based distros like Mint - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=31560
And this post talks about how to use a new repo from forum member Veit Kannegieser to get Pale Moon on Debian-based distros like Mint - viewtopic.php?p=255007#p255007

If Veit Kannegieser's repo stays current then I think that will be the better one with the faster updates and an easier repo to add to Mint. I'm waiting to see if the new Pale Moon 34.1.0 version gets uploaded in the next couple of days.

[Moonchild]

I'm waiting to see if the new Pale Moon 34.1.0 version gets uploaded in the next couple of days.

Unlikely, since we're on 33.4.0 right now
(assuming that was a typo )

[andyprough]

Unlikely, since we're on 33.4.0 right now
(assuming that was a typo )

Off-topic:
I'm writing from the future. Harry is the king of England and Sweden is the reigning World Cup champions.

On a more serious note - Looks like Veit Kannegiese has uploaded 33.4.0 by the way, so all's well with that repo.

[BenFenner]

Thank you andyprough, and sorry you had to spoon feed me.

[andyprough]

Thank you andyprough, and sorry you had to spoon feed me.

No, not at all, this has been a special concern of mine, I've been trying to figure out ways to overcome the loss of Steve Pusser's OpenSUSE build service repo that so many of us had been using for years on our Debian-based distros. I think we've simply hit the limits of what the OpenSUSE build service is capable of providing. You can see from the MX Linux repo that Steve Pusser has no problems building the packages outside of the OpenSUSE build service.

[BenFenner]

Thank you again. The update went very well. I cleaned up some apt-get sources while I was in there.
I also notice I have the ability to check for updates within the application now. That's fun. I'll see how that goes in the future.

For future reference, here are the current directions:
https://kannegieser.net/palemoon

Pale Moon tarballs converted to Debian DEB packages

manual installation
versions available here currently: 33.3.1 33.4.0

configuration for apt

1. Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/palemoon.list and insert

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       # sudo wget https://kannegieser.net/palemoon/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg -O /usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg
       # sudo apt-get update
       # sudo apt-get install palemoon
   
       # deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg] https://kannegieser.net/palemoon sse2_gtk2 main
       # deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg] https://kannegieser.net/palemoon sse2_gtk3 main
         deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg] https://kannegieser.net/palemoon avx_gtk2  main
       # deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg] https://kannegieser.net/palemoon avx_gtk3  main
       # deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg] https://kannegieser.net/palemoon avx2_gtk2 main
       # deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg] https://kannegieser.net/palemoon avx2_gtk3 main
   

   Adjust the sse2/avx/avx2 and gtk2/gtk3 variant to your hardware and liking by uncommenting the corresponding line.
2. Download and install the my public key:
   

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       sudo wget https://kannegieser.net/palemoon/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg -O /usr/share/keyrings/veit@kannegieser.net.gpg
   

3. Update and install. For example:
   

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       sudo apt-get update
       sudo apt-get install palemoon
   

Tested with Debian 12.7

[__NM64__]

I finally got around to switching over to the builds by Veit Kannegieser in just the last week or so now that they're officially listed on the "Contributed builds" page on the Pale Moon website.

Turns out my paranoia of something going wrong was unfounded as, at least on Linux Mint, I didn't have to do really anything extra at all and simply following the starndard installation instructions resulted in it upgrading/overwriting the existing Steve Pusser build with zero issues!

...though, for whatever reason, all of my cookie sessions got logged out and such? I swear that this didn't happen immediately after the update however but rather maybe the second time the program was ran or the like... Regardless, simply copying over the cookies.sqlite file from the backup I made before adding Veit Kannegieser's repository fixed the issues.


Also protip: the gtk3 builds are treated as an upgrade over the gtk2 builds even of the same given versions. So if you have no qualms of gtk2 vs gtk3, then you can use the gtk2 build as your day-to-day version and then switch over to gtk3 if you need or want to change which build you're using without waiting for the next Pale Moon update (this is particularly useful if you take advantage of the fact that Linux is way less picky about being installed to a single given PC, i.e. you can boot a given OS installation on all kinds of different PC hardware configurations without issue...at least if it's just AMD or Intel since Nvidia is hit-and-miss )

[Nuck-TH]

...though, for whatever reason, all of my cookie sessions got logged out and such? I swear that this didn't happen immediately after the update however but rather maybe the second time the program was ran or the like... Regardless, simply copying over the cookies.sqlite file from the backup I made before adding Veit Kannegieser's repository fixed the issues.

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