The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Firefox x8664 Latest Stable Release for Debian 7 Wheezy 64-bit GNOME3 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 GNOME Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox x8664 for Linux:
Firefox x8664 tar.bz2 -
Double-Click on Firefox Archive and Extract Into /tmp
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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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
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Create a Firefox Launcher for Easy-Starting:
Launcher for Debian Wheezy-Gnome3