How-to Install Latest Firefox 61 Browser 64bit on Debian Wheezy Amd64 Linux Gnome
July 20th, 2012 by RegazThe Guide Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install Firefox 61 x8664 Latest Stable Release for Debian Linux 7 Wheezy 64-bit Gnome3 Desktop.
The Latest Firefox Version Coexists Perfectly with the Others Firefox/IceWeasel Versions without Making Any Troubles, this Meaning that Once Fired Up it Will Simply Follow to Load the Existing Default Firefox Environment.
To Make Easier the Visualization of the whole Process I have Inserted the Essentials Screenshots of the Installation.
Inside the Instructions you will Find also a Link to How-to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Debian Gnome Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox x8664 for Linux:
- Double-Click on Firefox Archive and Extract Into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands) - Relocate Firefox
Login as SuperUser
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
Relocate firefox Into firefox-latest
chown -R root:root /tmp/firefox && mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox-latest
Make a firefox-latest Symlink for Easy-Starting
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
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