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# Rename the mar file you downloaded to update.mar.
# Open a command prompt by running cmd.exe. On Windows Vista or greater you may need to launch cmd.exe with "Run as administrator" (available in the context menu when right clicking cmd.exe).
# Change the working directory to the Firefox 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.# Close all instances of Firefox 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 3.5 and above, SeaMonkey 2.0 and above, and Thunderbird 3.0 and above run the following from the command prompt<br><pre>C:\firefoxapp-update\updater.exe C:\firefoxapp-update\</pre><br>For Firefox 3.0.x run the following from the command prompt<br><pre>C:\firefoxapp-update\updater.exe C:\firefoxapp-update\ 0</pre>'''Note:''' The "0" parameter passed on the command line for Firefox 3.0.x specifies the PID of a process to wait on before applying the update. When applying updates manually this should be 0 to disable the wait step.
# After the update has completed a file named <code>update.status</code> will be created in the '''outside''' directory. Open the <code>update.status</code> status file in an editor (e.g. notepad.exe). If the update is successful then the file will contain the text "succeeded". If it does not contain the text "succeeded", then the <code>update.log</code> file may be consulted to diagnose at what step the update failed. A failed update should leave the original Firefox installation intact. '''DO NOT''' continue to the next section unless the update succeeded.
=== Steps for Mac OS X ===
# Create a directory '''outside''' of the Firefox installation directory to be updated (e.g. /firefoxapp-update/). This directory will be referred to as the '''outside''' directory throughout the instructions below so please make a note of its location. Grant the user account you are using write, read, and execute permissions on this directory if it doesn't have these permission already.
# Copy <code>updater.app</code> from inside the Firefox package that is to be upgraded into the '''outside''' directory. For Firefox 3.5 and above if you would like to display the updater user interface while it is applying the update also copy the <code>updater.ini</code> into the '''outside''' directory. The <code>updater.app</code> package and <code>updater.ini</code> file are located in Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/.
# Download the appropriate .mar file and put it into the '''outside''' directory you created (see [[Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file#Downloading_a_mar_file|Downloading a mar file]]).
# Open a Terminal and change the working directory to the Firefox package directory by using the cd command (e.g. <code>cd /Applications/Firefox.app/</code>). '''Important:''' running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly.
# It is recommended that all instances of Firefox 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 Firefox.
# For Firefox 3.5 and above, SeaMonkey 2.0 and above, and Thunderbird 3.0 and above run the following from the Terminal<br><pre>/firefoxapp-update/updater.app/Contents/MacOS/updater /firefoxapp-update/</pre><br>For Firefox 3.0.x run the following from the Terminal<br><pre>/firefoxapp-update/updater.app/Contents/MacOS/updater /firefoxapp-update/ 0</pre>'''Note:''' The "0" parameter passed on the command line for Firefox 3.0.x specifies the PID of a process to wait on before applying the update. When applying updates manually this should be 0 to disable the wait step.
# After the update has completed a file named <code>update.status</code> will be created in the '''outside''' directory. Open the <code>update.status</code> status file in an editor (e.g. TextEdit). If the update is successful then the file will contain the text "succeeded". If it does not contain the text "succeeded", then the <code>update.log</code> file may be consulted to diagnose at what step the update failed. A failed update should leave the original Firefox installation intact.
=== Steps for Linux ===
# Create a directory '''outside''' of the Firefox installation directory to be updated (e.g. /firefoxapp-update/). This directory will be referred to as the '''outside''' directory throughout the instructions below so please make a note of its location. Grant the user account you are using write, read, and execute permissions on this directory if it doesn't have these permission already.
# Copy <code>updater</code> from the Firefox installation directory that is to be upgraded into the '''outside''' directory. If you would like to display the updater user interface while it is applying the update also copy the <code>updater.ini</code> into the '''outside''' directory.
# Download the appropriate .mar file and put it into the '''outside''' directory you created (see [[Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file#Downloading_a_mar_file|Downloading a mar file]]).
# Open a shell and change the working directory to the Firefox installation directory by using the cd command. '''Important:''' running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly.
# It is recommended that all instances of Firefox 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 Firefox.
# For Firefox 3.5 and above, SeaMonkey 2.0 and above, and Thunderbird 3.0 and above run the following from the shell<br><pre>/firefoxapp-update/updater /firefoxapp-update/</pre><br>For Firefox 3.0.x run the following from the shell<br><pre>/firefoxapp-update/updater /firefoxapp-update/ 0</pre>'''Note:''' The "0" parameter passed on the command line for Firefox 3.0.x specifies the PID of a process to wait on before applying the update. When applying updates manually this should be 0 to disable the wait step.
# After the update has completed a file named <code>update.status</code> will be created in the '''outside''' directory. Open the <code>update.status</code> status file in an editor (e.g. vi). If the update is successful then the file will contain the text "succeeded". If it does not contain the text "succeeded", then the <code>update.log</code> file may be consulted to diagnose at what step the update failed. A failed update should leave the original Firefox installation intact.
