Installing Latest Firefox on Linux Elementary OS Luna 32/64-bit
The Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Firefox i686/x8664 Browser for Linux Elementary OS 0.2-Luna/0.3-Freya/0.4-Loki/5.0-Juno/5.1-Hera i386/amd64 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 Elementary OS Luna Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox for Linux
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).Ctrl+Alt+t
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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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 a Firefox App Launcher for Easy-Starting
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