Latest Firefox Installation in MX Linux 18 – Step-by-step

December 2, 2019 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

How to Install

  1. 2. Setting Up Flatpak

    How to Install Flatpak on MX Linux

    Flatpak MX Setup Guide

    To check if it’s already there use:

    which flatpak
  2. 3. Installing Firefox

    Then to Install Firefox Flatpak App on MX Linux
    To Setup the Repo play:

    flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

    For further Insight see the Flatpak Official Documentation.
    And after:

    flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.mozilla.firefox.flatpakref

    The Flatpak App Setup do Not need the sudo Command because then it Runs confined into a Sandbox.
    However you’ll be Prompted to Authenticate with your’s User or Admin Pass.
    Then Confirm the proposed Setup with ‘Enter’ and Wait patiently until the App is Downloaded, Build and Installed.

  3. 4. Launching Firefox

    Finally, Launch & Enjoy Firefox
    Use the Desktop Launcher:

    Launcher
    Of from Shell with:

    flatpak run org.mozilla.firefox
    UI 1

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