The Guide Shows You How to Install Firefox 73 Nightly i686 Browser for Linux Lite 1.0.4 Precise Pangolin LTS 32/64-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.
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 Ubuntu Unity Desktop.
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Download Firefox Nightly for Linux:
- Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
- Relocate Firefox Nightly
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 firefox-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 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 a Custom Launcher for Easy-Starting:
Lite Xfce How Menu Launcher
How to Install Google-Chrome Browser for Linux-Lite:
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