From: mrbarryedw.20@aussiebroadband.com.au   
      
   Dave Yeo wrote on 28/8/25 12:08 pm:   
   > Barryedwin1 wrote:   
   >>>> On the other hand, the only repository that I'm aware of that supports   
   >>>> Seamonkey is ubuntuzilla.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> For me, the attraction of a PPA over doing some sort of manual download   
   >>>> and installation (whether source code install or just download of a   
   >>>> .deb   
   >>>> and then installation with dpkg) is the ability to get updates via apt   
   >>>> along with all other available packages.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Good to know. I'm running Mint, which updates FF and TB shortly after   
   >>> new versions are released. For SM, I manually installed it. Never did   
   >>> spend time figuring out how to add it to the system menu, seems   
   >>> menu.lst is long gone :) Eventually the system noticed I was running   
   >>> it from the command line and added it to the menu, under other or   
   >>> such and I moved it to internet. Still don't have the icon set up. A   
   >>> proper deb would have saved that hassle.   
   >>> I note that SM updates itself when ever a new release happens so not   
   >>> too bad not having a deb.   
   >>> Dave   
   >>>   
   >> Using Ubuntu and Ubuntu_Pro, a variation on this is to enable   
   >> nightlies by installing ubuntuzilla which installs the panel icon,   
   >> auto-updates to the latest official seamonkey, and keeps your command   
   >> links, plus allows installing/replacing other versions of SM without   
   >> losing the panel icon, command-links etcetera..   
   >>   
   >> I installed ubuntuzilla years ago, and just noticed there is no-longer   
   >> anything other than ubuntuzilla's security-key in my software and   
   >> updates panel.   
   >>   
   >> I use the SeaMonkey nightlies, so after each ubuntuzilla/SM official   
   >> upgrade, I remove the /opt/seamonkey and reinstall the latest nightly   
   >> into /opt, which keeps the Ubuntu panel icon, Ubuntu command links   
   >> etcetera, so that the nightly plays nicely with Ubuntu. This has   
   >> successfully run through several Ubuntu LTS upgrades.   
   >> I wrote a small script for the nightly-task, but often as not, I   
   >> forget, and simply run the line of replacement commands in a terminal.   
   >>   
   >> Just a thought, but that might also do the same for Mint? Barry.   
   >   
   > It probably would. I tried adding the repository but it seems apt-key is   
   > depreciated and updating the cache gives a warning about the repositroy   
   > being insecure and it is disabled.   
   > I might in the future simply download the deb and use dpkg to install it   
   > but currently, with it installed in ~/bin, things work including SM   
   > updating itself. If I get an urge to visit the nightlies, I'd simply   
   > build them locally.   
   > Thanks,   
   > Dave   
      
   Yes, mine is still listed in the trusted software providers with its   
   ubuntuzilla signing key, but it is dated 2016-11-12, which still works   
   for my updates ex:ubuntuzilla. Sorry it did not work for you. Barry.   
      
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