How to Install Latest Firefox on Mageia 4 Linux Desktop Easy Visual-Guide

Install the Latest Firefox for Mageia 4 32/64-bit Linux

The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Firefox Stable i686/x8664 Browser on Linux Mageia 4 KDE/Gnome Desktop.

The Latest Firefox Version Coexists Perfectly with the Eventual Others Firefox Versions Existing on System, 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 Linux Mageia 4 GNOME Desktop.

1. Download Latest Firefox for Linux

   Firefox i686/x8664 tar.bz2

   Firefox for Linux

2. Double-Click/Right-Click on Archive and 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

   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 Launcher for Easy&Quick-Starting

   KDE/Gnome Menu How Launcher

   Linux Desktops Launcher