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Download and Install Firefox

Manually in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise
Pangolin)

We all know Firefox comes pre-installed in Ubuntu. So, installing Firefox

manually isnt something youll hear or read online frequently. Well, you
can manually download and install Firefox like you would when using
Windows. This allows you to upgrade to the latest version without
waiting for Ubuntu to update first.

Also, if you need to install older versions of Firefox, then this could come
in handy as well. In this brief tutorial, Im going to show you how to
manually download and install Firefox in almost all versions of Ubuntu.

Objectives:

Download and Install Firefox in Ubuntu

Enjoy!

To get started, go and download the latest version of Firefox from here.
Save the file. By default, it should get saved in your Downloads folder.

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Next, run the commands below to extract the downloaded file.

Remember to specify the current version number. eg. firefox-
xx.xx.tar.bz2

tar xjf ~/Downloads/firefox-12.0b4.tar.bz2

After extracting, move the extracted folder to the /opt/ directory.

sudo mv firefox/ /opt/firefox12

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Next, rename the your current Firefox executable by running the

commands below.

sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox-old

Finally, run the commands below to create a symbolic link to the newer
version.

sudo ln -s /opt/firefox12/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Now, try typing firefox in terminal or opening your Firefox launcher

icon. You do not need to edit your current firefox launcher to use the
newer version.

Enjoy!

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Richard W April 11, 2012 Linux, How-To/Tips, Internet Firefox, Ubuntu 12.04
Precise Pangolin

10 thoughts on Download and Install Firefox

Manually in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

Pratik
April 8, 2013 at 12:23 PM

Hey,
I mistook some commands
now it is saying, can not create symbolic link, file already exists
what should I do?
Help

Christine
August 8, 2013 at 2:15 PM

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This is the best! Thank you! Had to roll back my Firefox to 22.0
temporarily because of Selenium-webdrivers current incompatibility
with the latest update (23.0). Adapted this article to the new FF version
and worked perfectly.

Stuart
February 6, 2014 at 9:33 AM

Thanks for this, much appreciated. Wanted the latest Firefox for a Mint 9
install (a distro which is no longer supported but it seems the only
release that plays well with our Asus 1001HA). Now we can keep firefox
safely updated. Cheers!

Stuart
February 7, 2014 at 3:40 AM

Further to my previous comment, I should point out Im running Linux

(Mint 9) fully installed on a USB flash drive, hence why I need the older,
lighter distro. All latest Mint releases work just fine installed on a
standard HDD on the Asus 1001HA.

Reger
February 27, 2014 at 4:43 AM

Hi Liberian Geek, it worked like a charm for Firefox 27 on a Linux Mint 13

distro. Greetings from Balearic Islands!

Karthik
March 9, 2014 at 10:15 PM

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Thanks a lot Worked perfectly fine..

Constantinus Karampelas
July 23, 2014 at 5:32 PM

Thank you my friend. Worked for any edition.

Bravo!! From the Greece!!!!

Marcelo
October 15, 2014 at 12:14 PM

Falto comentar que la carpeta firefox puede no estar en /etc/bin, en mi

caso estaba en /etc/lib en un Ubuntu Linux, y que para terminar hace
falta cerrar el firefox para que al reiniciar tome los cambios, todo OK,
actualice de la version 4.0 a la version 33.0, un gran salto, gracias por el
tutorial, nunca lo habia instalado de esta manera.

Robb S
January 23, 2015 at 9:59 PM

Thanks much it took me a few tries to get my interpretation of the

syntax correct, but it works like a charm launched firefox and it
opened with Session Manager showing all of my prior sessions with the
option to select one.

Exactly what I was looking for

indika

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March 24, 2015 at 4:07 AM

Thanks very much

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