How to Install Latest Firefox on Elementary OS 0.2-Luna/0.3-Freya/0.4-Loki Easy Visual-Guide

Installing Latest Firefox on Linux Elementary OS Luna 32/64-bit

The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Firefox i686/x8664 Browser for Linux Elementary OS 0.2-Luna/0.3-Freya/0.4-Loki/5.0-Juno/5.1-Hera i386/amd64 Desktop.

The Latest Firefox Version Coexists Perfectly with Other Eventual Firefox Versions 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 Elementary OS Luna Desktop.

1. Download Latest Firefox for Linux

   Firefox Linux x86/x64 tar.bz2

   Latest Firefox Linux

2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.

   

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

   Ctrl+Alt+t

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

Get Installed Google-Chrome Web Browser on Linux Distros

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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 Firefox App Launcher for Easy-Starting

   How to Launcher for Pantheon

   Lubuntu App Launcher