How to Install GeckoDriver on Mageia – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Mageia Installing Selenium WebDriver GeckoDriver – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Selenium WebDriver GeckoDriver Python Client in Mageia GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Gecko Driver in Mageia provides the HTTP API described by the WebDriver protocol to communicate with Gecko browsers, such as Firefox and Opera. It translates calls into the Firefox remote protocol by acting as a proxy between the local- and remote ends.

Moreover, the major advantage of using GeckoDriver as opposed to the default Firefox Web Driver is Compatibility.

Because GeckoDriver uses W3C WebDriver protocol to communicate with Selenium. W3C is a universally defined standard for Web Driver.

Finally, this guide includes detailed instructions about to Getting-Started with GeckoDriver on Mageia.

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

   Open a Terminal window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Downloading Gecko Driver in Mageia

   Download Gecko Driver in Mageia GNU/Linux

   Get GeckoDriver tar.gz for Mageia

   Gecko Driver in Mageia

   If possible Select directly “Open with Archive Manager”!

3. 3. Extracting GeckoDriver Archive

   Then Extract GeckoDriver tar.gz into /tmp Directory
   If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click on File Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/geckodriver*.tar.gz -C /tmp/