The Guide Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install Firefox 62 i686 Browser Latest Stable Release on Mageia Linux 1-2-3-4 KDE4 32bit Desktop.
The Latest Firefox Version can Coexist with the Others Firefox Versions without Troubles, this Mean that Once Fired Up it Will Just Load the 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 Mageia KDE 4 Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox Stable Release:
- 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
Make a Firefox Directory
mkdir /opt/firefox
Move Firefox Into firefox-Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence
chown -R root:root /tmp/firefox && mv /tmp/firefox/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-latest
Make a firefox-Latest Symlink for Easy-Starting
ln -s /opt/firefox/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:
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