How to Install Latest Firefox Browser on Debian 6 I386 Squeeze Gnome Linux Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Firefox i686 Browser for Debian 6 Squeeze 32-bit GNOME 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 you find also detailed instructions about How to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Debian Linux GNOME2 Desktop.

1. Download Latest Firefox Stable Release:

   Firefox i686 tar.bz2
   From the linked Firefox Browser 27 Latest Releases list Select the Language right for you.

2. Double-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

   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 GNOME Launcher for Easy-Starting:

   How to Create GNOME2 Launcher

   Guide to Create an Application Launcher on GNOME Desktop