Install the Latest Firefox on Debian Testing
The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Firefox Latest Stable Browser for Debian Testing GNOME3 64-bit Desktop.
And the Latest Firefox coexist without troubles with others possible Versions, this meaning that it’s sharing the Default Environment.
To Make Easier the Visualization of the whole Process I have Inserted the Essentials Screen-shots of the Installation.
Inside the How to Install the Latest Firefox on Debian Testing Instructions you will Find also a Link to How to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Debian GNOME3 Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox i686/x8664 for Linux:
Firefox 40 i686/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 Directory
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 Launcher for Easy-Starting:
