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Software Update:Manually Installing a MAR file

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# Change the working directory to the application's installation directory by using the cd command (e.g. for Firefox <code>cd "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox"</code>). '''Important:''' running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly with Firefox 3.6.x and below, SeaMonkey 2.0.x and below, and Thunderbird 3.1.x and below.
# Close all instances of the application that are running on the system including those being used by other users before going any further. '''Important:''' not doing so will cause the update to fail.
# For Firefox 34.x and above, SeaMonkey 2.31.x and above, or Thunderbird 34.x and above run the following from the command prompt. The additional <code><path to installation directory></code> is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the installation directory.<br><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;
white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
white-space: -pre-wrap;
# Open a Terminal and change the working directory to the application's package directory by using the cd command (e.g. for Firefox <code>cd /Applications/Firefox.app/</code>). '''Important:''' running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly with Firefox 3.6.x and below, SeaMonkey 2.0.x and below, and Thunderbird 3.1.x and below.
# It is recommended that all instances of the application that are running on the system including those being used by other users are closed before going any further. '''Important:''' not doing so can cause the update to fail under some circumstances and it can definitely break a running instance of the application.
# For Firefox 34.x and above, SeaMonkey 2.31.x and above, or Thunderbird 34.x and above run the following from the command prompt. The additional <code><path to installation directory></code> is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the installation directory.<br><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;
white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
white-space: -pre-wrap;
# Open a shell and change the working directory to the application's installation directory by using the cd command. '''Important:''' running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly with Firefox 3.6.x and below, SeaMonkey 2.0.x and below, and Thunderbird 3.1.x and below.
# It is recommended that all instances of the application that are running on the system including those being used by other users are closed before going any further. '''Important:''' though this should never cause the update to fail there might be cases where it will and it can definitely break a running instance of the application.
# For Firefox 34.x and above, SeaMonkey 2.31.x and above, or Thunderbird 34.x and above run the following from the command prompt. The additional <code><path to installation directory></code> is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the installation directory.<br><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;
white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
white-space: -pre-wrap;
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