The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Firefox Stable i686 Browser for SparkyLinux 2.1 Eris OpenBox 32-bit 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 SparkyLinux OpenBox Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox i686 for Linux:
Firefox i686 tar.bz2 -
Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)Right-Click on Desktop >> Terminal Emulator.
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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 an OpenBox Launcher for Easy-Starting:
How to Install Evernote on Linux SparkyLinux.