How to Install Latest Firefox Browser X86_64 on Linux Debian 6 Squeeze Lxde Amd64 Easy Visual-Guide

November 19, 2012 | By Duchateaux.

The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Latest Firefox x8664 Browser on Debian Linux 6 Squeeze Lxde 64-bit Desktop.

And the Latest Firefox coexist without troubles with others possible Versions, this meaning that it’s sharing the Default Environment.

So to make easier the Visualization of the whole process the Guide includes the essential Screenshots.

Inside you find also detailed instructions about How to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Debian Linux Lxde Desktop.

Firefox on Debian
  1. Download Latest Firefox x8664 for Linux:

    Firefox x8664 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp
    Install Firefox on Debian 6 GNOME Extract

  3. Open a Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Linux DebianSqueeze Lxde Open Terminal

  4. Relocate Firefox Directory

    Login as SuperUser.

    su 

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

    Relocate firefox Into firefox-latest.

    sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/firefox && sudo mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox-latest

    Make a firefox-latest Symlink for Easy-Starting.

    sudo ln -s /opt/firefox-latest/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-latest

    Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with

    firefox-latest
  5. Create a KDE4 Launcher for Easy-Starting:


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