How to Install Latest Firefox on SUSE SLED 11.x Linux Easy Visual-Guide

March 24, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install the Latest Firefox on SLED 11.x 32/64-bit

The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Firefox i686/x8664 Browser for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.1/11.2/11.3 i686/x8664 GNOME Desktop.

The Latest Firefox Version Coexists Perfectly with Other Eventual Firefox Versions on System, 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 Linux Mint Mate Desktop.

Install the Latest Firefox on SLED 11.x - Featured
  1. Download Latest Firefox for Linux

    Firefox Linux x86/x64 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click/Right-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp

    Install the Latest Firefox on SLED 11.x 32/64-bit - Mate Extraction

  3. Right-Click on Desktop >> Open in terminal.

    This will Open a Command Line Terminal session…

    Install the Latest Firefox on SLED 11.x 32/64-bit - Open Command Line Terminal
  4. Relocate Firefox Directory

    Login as SuperUser

    sudo 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

    To Exit from Super-User Session:

    exit
  5. Create a SLED Menu App Launcher for Easy-Starting

    How Menu Launcher for SLED

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