Firefox 81 -- was it pushed out yet to Manjaro stable?

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Should I have received it already, or do I have an update problem? I have the standard firefox browser that comes with the OS. this is my current version:
80.0.1 (64-bit)

inxi -Fxxxrza
System:
  Kernel: 5.8.6-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8-x86_64 
  root=UUID=d7a0274b-6c69-4419-be7e-089b7b33e931 rw quiet 
  apparmor=1 security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.19.5 tk: Qt 5.15.0 wm: kwin_x11 
  dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B365M-A v: Rev X.0x 
  serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1203 
  date: 10/10/2019 
CPU:
  Info: 8-Core model: Intel Core i7-9700 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Kaby Lake family: 6 model-id: 9E (158) stepping: D (13) 
  microcode: D6 L2 cache: 12.0 MiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 
  vmx 
  bogomips: 48016 
  Speed: 3239 MHz min/max: 800/4700 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 
  1: 3239 2: 1337 3: 1533 4: 1051 5: 1807 6: 1488 7: 1126 
  8: 2321 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit 
  status: KVM: Split huge pages 
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
  Type: mds status: Not affected 
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass 
  disabled via prctl and seccomp 
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and 
  __user pointer sanitization 
  Type: spectre_v2 
  mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling 
  Type: srbds mitigation: TSX disabled 
  Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:3e98 
  Device-2: IMC Networks XHC Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo 
  bus ID: 1-7.3:8 chip ID: 13d3:784b 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.8 compositor: kwin_x11 
  driver: intel unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa 
  display ID: :0 screens: 1 
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 
  s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") s-diag: 582mm (22.9") 
  Monitor-1: DP1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102 
  size: 480x270mm (18.9x10.6") diag: 551mm (21.7") 
  Monitor-2: HDMI2 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 94 
  size: 520x290mm (20.5x11.4") diag: 595mm (23.4") 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) 
  v: 4.6 Mesa 20.1.7 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 
  chip ID: 8086:a2f0 
  Device-2: JMTek LLC. type: USB 
  driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 1-7.4:9 
  chip ID: 0c76:161f 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.8.6-1-MANJARO 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit 
  Ethernet 
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full 
  mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.26 TiB used: 575.10 GiB (24.9%) 
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges 
  required. 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G 
  size: 447.13 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: K1B3 scheme: GPT 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: HDWD120 size: 1.82 TiB 
  block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
  rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: ACF0 scheme: GPT 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw size: 47.72 GiB size: 46.72 GiB (97.91%) 
  used: 19.68 GiB (42.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6 
Swap:
  Alert: No Swap data was found. 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8 C mobo: 27.8 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  Packages: 1357 pacman: 1341 lib: 366 flatpak: 11 snap: 5 
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist 
  1: https://uk.mirrors.fossho.st/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  2: https://mirror.futureweb.be/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  3: http://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
  4: https://manjaro.grena.ge/stable/$repo/$arch
  5: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  6: https://us.mirrors.fossho.st/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  7: https://osmirror.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  8: https://mirror.dacentec.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  9: http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  10: http://manjaro.dcc.uchile.cl/stable/$repo/$arch
  11: http://linorg.usp.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  12: https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  13: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  14: https://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  15: http://free.nchc.org.tw/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  16: http://distro.ibiblio.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  17: http://mirror.inode.at/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  18: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
  19: https://mirror.ufro.cl/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  20: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  21: https://mirror.dkm.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  22: https://manjaro.lucassymons.net/stable/$repo/$arch
  23: http://manjaro.telecoms.bg/stable/$repo/$arch
  24: https://manjaro.repo.cure.edu.uy/stable/$repo/$arch
  25: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  26: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  27: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
  28: http://mirror.xeonbd.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Info:
  Processes: 308 Uptime: 4h 15m Memory: 15.50 GiB 
  used: 7.75 GiB (50.0%) Init: systemd v: 246 Compilers: 
  gcc: 10.2.0 Shell: Bash v: 5.0.18 running in: konsole 
  inxi: 3.1.06
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Nope

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Unless you change to testing…

Packages	Stable	Testing	Unstable	Repository
firefox	   80.0.1-1	81.0-1	81.0-2 	    extra

But don’t do if you do work on computer…

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testing is perfectly fine for “work on computer” as long as the user knows how deal with possible package problems and is prepared for occasional hiccups.
If problems are to severe too work around, one could almost always switch back to stable as a last resort.

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May i add that when using testing it is even more important to look out for update-announcements and not blindly update ^^

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I noticed that firefox on flatpak was already updated to version 81, so that’s also an option.
I checked the release notes, and although there were several “high impact” security bugs that were fixed in version 81, it doesn’t say that any of them is actively exploited.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-42/

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Can I download just firefox from the unstable branch, while staying on the stable branch?

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81 is currently in stable staging so it wont be long now before it’s in stable.

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Thanks.

I found an interesting option on the Wiki. What’s the downside to this? It installs the official Mozilla version of Firefox in the home folder. So AFAIK it can’t mess up the system. Worst that will happen is it won’t work, and I can just use the Manjaro version of Firefox, which is still installed. Right?

Download Firefox from Mozilla

https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Mozilla_Firefox#Installing_Firefox_directly_from_the_Mozilla_Website
Download the latest Firefox in your language from here: Download the Firefox Browser in English (US) and more than 90 other languages

Most users will download “Linux 64-bit” in your chosen language. If you are using manjaro32, download “Linux 32-bit”

Extract the files

Ensure that ~/bin exists with

mkdir -p ~/bin

Unpack/extract the downloaded firefox-xx.x.tar.bz2 file to ~/bin/ using a graphical tool or with the tar command. Here is an example:

tar -xf ~/Downloads/firefox-66.0.5.tar.bz2 --directory ~/bin

You can now start to use Firefox by double clicking on the file (or executing it in a terminal):

~/bin/firefox/firefox

Create an icon

Let’s create an icon in order to start Firefox much more easily.

Create an empty file

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications touch ~/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop

Edit the file ~/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop in your favorite editor. For a list of common editors see this page

Copy and paste the following code into your firefox.desktop file and save it:

[Desktop Entry] Name=Firefox GenericName=Web Browser Icon=~/bin/firefox/browser/icons/mozicon128.png Type=Application Categories=Application;Network;WebBrowser; Exec=~/bin/firefox/firefox Terminal=false StartupNotify=false

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