How can install firefox in linux

Install Firefox on Linux

Most Linux distributions already have Firefox installed from their distribution package manager, and configured as the default browser. This article explains other ways to download and install Firefox on a Linux.

This article only applies to Linux. For instructions to install Firefox on Mac, see How to download and install Firefox on Mac. For instructions to install Firefox on Windows, see How to install Firefox on Windows.

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Install from your distribution package manager (Recommended)

To install Firefox using your distribution package manager, please refer to your Linux distribution’s documentation.

This method is recommended because it ensures Firefox and all the required libraries are installed and configured optimally for your distribution. However, there may be a small delay between the official release of a new version of Firefox and the moment when your distribution updates the version it distributes. Your distribution may also distribute it without the Firefox branding, or only distribute the ESR version.

Install from Flatpak

To install Firefox from Flatpak, install and configure Flatpak on your computer. Once Flatpak is installed, go to the Firefox Flathub’s page and click the Install button. Alternatively, you can type the following command in a terminal:

flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox

By default, Flatpak installs Firefox in the same locale as your operating system. To use a different language, please follow the instructions on how to use Firefox in another language.

Install from Snap

To install Firefox from Snap, install Snap on your computer. Once Snap is installed, go to the Firefox Snapcraft’s Store page, click the Install button and follow the instructions.

If available, Snap installs Firefox in the same locale as your operating system. To use a different language, please follow the instructions on how to use Firefox in another language.

Install Firefox from Mozilla builds

Before you install Firefox from a Mozilla build, make sure that your computer has the required libraries installed. Missing or incompatible libraries may cause Firefox to be inoperable.

System Firefox installation (for advanced users)

To install Firefox with this method, you must be able to log in as root or execute sudo commands.

This installation will have priority over the Firefox version installed through your package manager. To run the version installed with your package manager, you will need to execute the binary from a terminal. To do so in most distributions, open a terminal and type:
/usr/bin/firefox

1. Go to the Firefox download page and click the Download Now button.
2. Open a terminal and go to the folder where your download has been saved. For example: cd ~/Downloads Extract the contents of the downloaded file by typing: tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2
   The following commands must be executed as root, or preceded by sudo .
3. Move the uncompressed Firefox folder to /opt : mv firefox /opt
4. Create a symlink to the Firefox executable: ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox
5. Download a copy of the desktop file: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/sumo-kb/main/install-firefox-linux/firefox.desktop -P /usr/local/share/applications

Alternatively, if wget is not installed on your computer, go to the URL mentioned above, right-click on the page to open the contextual menu and select Save Page As . After you downloaded the file, move it to /usr/local/share/applications .

To verify that the installation was successful, you can open the Troubleshooting Information page. In the Application Basics section, the value of Application Binary should be /opt/firefox/firefox-bin .

Local Firefox installation in user’s account

If you don’t have access to login as root or execute sudo commands, or just prefer to use a local Firefox in your account, you can make a local installation. You can also do this to have multiple Firefox installations for different builds.

1. Go to the Firefox download page and click the Download Now button.
   • You can also click the Download a different platform or language link below that button to choose another build: Nightly, Beta, Developer, or ESR.
2. Open a terminal and go to the folder where your download has been saved. For example: cd ~/Downloads
3. Extract the downloaded file contents. This will create a folder named firefox . After that, you can delete the archive: tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2
   rm firefox-*.tar.bz2
4. If you downloaded a specific build, you may want to rename the uncompressed folder accordingly. For example: mv firefox firefox-nightly
5. You can leave the uncompressed folder into your download folder, or move it to another place in your account. For example: mv firefox ~/firefox
6. Firefox is now ready to be used. You can run it directly from the terminal: ~/firefox/firefox &
7. Create a desktop shortcut. (It may be different in your Linux distribution.)
   • Right-click on the desktop and choose Create launcher from the context menu.
   • You can also type this on the terminal: ln -s ~/firefox/firefox ~/Desktop/
   • An icon for the desktop shortcut will be found in ~/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/

Note: This method doesn’t change file types binding on the system, so links from other applications will not open in the local installation. You will need to copy the link and paste in the Firefox address bar.

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How to Install Latest Firefox on Ubuntu Linux

Firefox is the default web browser in a number of Linux distributions and Ubuntu is one of them. Firefox comes preinstalled in Ubuntu unless you are using Ubuntu minimal version.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to install the latest version of Firefox on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution.

Installing Firefox on Ubuntu and other Linux [The Official Method]

As I said before, Firefox is available in almost all the Linux distributions out there. It is also pre-installed in most of them.

If that’s not the case, you should stick to the official package manager provided by your distribution for installing Firefox. That’s the easiest and best method. It will be updated automatically to newer versions with system updates.

Open the software center and search for Firefox. You should see it there and just click on the install button.

If you prefer command line, open a terminal and use the following command in Debian, Ubuntu and other distributions based on Ubuntu and Debian such as Linux Mint, elementary OS etc.

Similarly, Fedora users can use dnf command, SUSE users can zypper and other package manager provided by the distribution.

Once installed, just look for it in the menu and start it from there.

Installing latest Firefox on Linux from its website

Another method that would work in any Linux distribution is to download the installer from Firefox website and then use it for running Firefox.

Step 1:

Download it from the official website:

Step 2:

If you haven’t extracted it already, open a terminal and use the following commands to extract it.

Step 3:

Now copy the extracted files in /opt directory. It’s a standard practice to use /opt directory for keeping application files.

Just to make sure that you don’t have a Firefox there already, run the command below:

Now move the extracted Firefox Quantum directory to /opt

sudo mv ~/Downloads/firefox /opt/firefox

Step 4:

Now create a symbolic link to the Firefox in /usr/bin so that all users will be able to run it:

sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

And that’s it. You’ll see that when you start Firefox now, it uses the new Quantum version.

Using upcoming version of Firefox on Ubuntu using PPA [Not recommended]

Developers use PPA in Ubuntu to provide an easier way of installing software under development.

Mozilla has an official PPA to test the beta version. You can use the same PPA to install the upcoming versions of Firefox

Open a terminal and enter the following command one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install firefox

That’s it. You can enjoy the newer, faster and better Firefox. Since you are using repositories, you don’t need to worry about updating Firefox on Ubuntu. It is automatically updated with the system updates.

And if you like, you can also activate dark mode in Firefox.

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