This Article shows you Exactly How to Install the Latest Firefox 16+ Stable Release on FreeBSD 9 Unix Desktop.
Inside the Post you will find also a Link to Other Article about How to Make and Update the FreeBSD Ports Tree.
Update the FreeBSD9 Ports Collection:
Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Upgrade the pkg-config FreeBSD9 Tool:
Installing Dependencies.
Install nspr Package.
cd /usr/ports/devel/nspr/
Check if nss Already Installed.
ls /var/db/pkg/| grep nspr
If Not Installed Then.
make install clean
Else Upgrade it with.
make reinstall clean
Install nss Package.
cd /usr/ports/security/nss
Check if nss is Already Installed.
ls /var/db/pkg/| grep nss
If Not Installed Then.
make install clean
Else Upgrade it with.
make reinstall clean
Install or Upgrade Sqlite3.
cd /usr/ports/databases/sqlite3
Check if sqlite3 is Already Installed.
ls /var/db/pkg/| grep sqlite3
If Not Installed Then.
make install clean
Else Upgrade it with.
make reinstall clean
Install or Upgrade Python27.
cd /usr/ports/land/python27
Check if sqlite3 is Already Installed.
ls /var/db/pkg/| grep python27
If Not Installed Then.
make install clean
Else Upgrade it with.
make reinstall clean
Install or Upgrade libvpx.
cd /usr/ports/multimedia/libvpx
Check if libvpx is Already Installed.
ls /var/db/pkg/| grep libvpx
If Not Installed Then.
make install clean
Else Upgrade it with.
make reinstall clean
Installing Latest Firefox 16
cd /usr/ports/www/firefox
make install clean
But if you Already Dispose of an Older Firefox Version Then as you Already Know:
make reinstall clean
Keep Patient because to Complete the Firefox Building and Installing Process will Take a long While…
Starting New Firefox
The New Firefox Version will be Installed By Default into:
/usr/local/lib/firefox
Then to Start it from Terminal.
/usr/local/lib/firefox/firefox
To make a Quick&Easy Desktop Launcher for Firefox look:
