How to Install Latest Firefox on Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce Amd64 Easy Visual-Guide

November 19, 2012 | By Duchateaux.

Install the Latest Firefox on Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce




The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Latest Firefox x8664 Browser on Debian Linux 6 Squeeze Xfce 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 the How to Install Latest Firefox on Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce Instructions you will Find also a Link to How to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Debian Linux Xfce Desktop.

Install the Latest Firefox on Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce - Featured
  1. Download Latest Firefox x8664 for Linux:

    Firefox x8664 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive to Extract
    Install the Latest Firefox on Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce - Xfce Extraction

    Naming as firefox because Xfce Extractor Automatically Send the Output Into a Folder.

    Install Firefox Nightly on Debian Xfce Extraction - Naming

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

    Install the Latest Firefox on Debian 6 Squeeze Xfce Open Terminal

  4. Relocate Latest Firefox

    Login as SuperUser.

    su 

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

    Make a Firefox Directory.

    mkdir /opt/firefox

    Move Firefox Into firefox-Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence

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

    Make a Firefox-Latest Symlink for Easy-Starting.

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

    Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with

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


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