The Guide Simply Shows How to Install Firefox Nightly Browser i686 for Linux Gentoo 2012 KDE4 32-bit Desktop.
The Firefox Nightly Version Coexists Perfectly with the Eventual Others Firefox Installations, this Meaning that an Unique Firefox Base Environment will be Shared between All the Firefox Versions on the System.
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 Gentoo KDE4 Desktop.
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Download Firefox Nightly for Linux:
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp

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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Relocate Firefox Directory
Login as SuperUser.
sudo su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
Make a Firefox Directory.
mkdir /opt/firefox
Move Firefox Into Nightly so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence.
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/firefox && mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-nightly
Make a firefox-nightly Symlink for Easy-Starting.
ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-nightly/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-nightly
Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with
firefox-nightly
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Create Application Launcher for Quick Starting:
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