Install Firefox Beta on Linux Mint 15 Olivia Mate
The Guide Shows You How to Install Firefox Beta 72 Browser x86/x64 for Linux Mint 15 Olivia Mate 32/64-bit Desktop.
The Firefox Beta 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 How to Install Firefox Beta 72 on Linux Mint 15 you will Find also a Link to How to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Linux Mint Desktop.
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Download Firefox Beta for Linux
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Double-Click on the Archive and Extract Into /tmp
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Relocate Firefox Beta
Login as SuperUser
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-Beta so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/firefox && mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-beta
Make a Symlink for Easy-Starting
ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-beta/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-beta
Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with
firefox-beta
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Create a Firefox Beta App Launcher for Easy&Quick Launching
So Now Thanks to the Mozilla Foundation You Should Finally, Fully Enjoy a Firefox Beta Browser Installation Linux Mint ;)
And Finally, You will have also the Little Honor to Contribute to Firefox Development Just Sending Some Anonymous Usage Data.
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