PCLinuxOS Latest Firefox Installation Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Mozilla Firefox for PCLinuxOS Desktop GNU/Linux.
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 Desktop Launcher for Firefox Browser on PCLinuxOS Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox Stable Release
Firefox 32/64-bit tar.bz2 -
Double-Click on the Archive and Extract it Into /tmp
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Open a Command Line Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)Kickoff >> More Applications >> Terminals >> Konsole.
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Relocate Firefox
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-Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/firefox && mv /tmp/firefox/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-latest
Make a firefox-Latest Symlink for Easy-Starting
ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-latest/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-latest
Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with
firefox-latest
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Create a Custom Launcher for Easy-Starting