How to Install Latest Firefox ESR on Debian Wheezy 7 KDE Linux Easy Guide

Install the latest Firefox ESR on Debian Wheezy 7 KDE

The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install latest Firefox ESR 32/64-bit Browser on Debian Linux 7 Wheezy KDE i686/x8664 Desktop.

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support is intended for Universities and other Schools, Institutions and Businesses.

The Latest Firefox ESR Version Coexists Perfectly with the Others Firefox/IceWeasel 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 ESR Browser on Debian Linux KDE Desktop.

1. Download Latest Firefox ESR for Linux

   Firefox ESR i686/x8664 tar.bz2

   Get Firefox ESR GNU/Linux

2. Right-Click > Open with Ark.

   

   Extract Into /tmp.

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

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

4. Relocate Firefox Directory.

   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 Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Nightlies Installation

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

   Make a Firefox-Latest Symlink for Easy-Starting.

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

   Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with

   firefox-esr

5. Create a KDE Firefox Launcher for Easy-Starting:

   How Launcher for Debian-Kde

   How to Create a Custom Application Launcher on Debian Linux KDE Desktop

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