[software] Email no longer supports browser (Linux)

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Hi gmail and yahoo mail no longer support this version of firefox.
Please Help me get back my email. either recover my password to install another browser or fix this.
 
Os: Release 11 Katkya
Kernel Linux 2.6.38-8-generic
Browser: Firefox Version 5.0

 

I'm working with:

https://mintguide.org/system/248-reset-the-password-for-root-or-any-user-in-linux-mint.html

https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1355

and

https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/339

[Arty]

recover password? what u mean

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@Arty

Chrome is not installed and I don't have the master password.

I tried this: https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/339

and this https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1355

But even though I succesfully get it to GNU GRUB2 it will continue to boot regardless of what I do (to my knowledge)

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2 minutes ago, Arty said:

recover password? what u mean

I don't have the admin password required to install. The admin (person I'm trying to help) doesn't know it either

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Update: I managed to get into editing the boot.

following this: https://mintguide.org/system/248-reset-the-password-for-root-or-any-user-in-linux-mint.html

[TireDuck]

It looks like you have a very old version of linux mint. Perhaps try updating mint and firefox to a newer version. Gmail and yahoo support current versions of firefox on every operating system. If you need to recover your password, I would advise either using a live CD to chroot in to change it or follow the guide you are currently using. That said, you should be able to update using sudo as opposed to using a root password.

[chessplayer_dude]

I would try booting into single user mode, and then using the passwd utility to change your password and/or the root password. Also try adding your user to the sudoers file.

 

Look at this tutorial: https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/339

[Sintezza]

Maybe update your Linux distribution and software someday?