How-to Install Firefox Beta 21 Browser x86_64 on Linux Mageia 1-2-3 Gnome3 x86_64 Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install Firefox 21 Beta Browser x86_64 for Linux Mageia 1-2-3 Gnome3 64bit Desktop.

 

The Firefox Beta Version can Coexist with the Others Firefox Versions without making Troubles, this Mean that Once Fired Up it Will Just Load the Default Firefox Environment.

 

More than this Once Installed it Will Plug-In the Firefox Beta Channel and Follow Automatically to be Updated to New Beta Releases.

 

To Make Easier the Visualization of the Entire Process I have Inserted the Essentials Screenshots of the Installation.

 

Inside the Instructions you will Find also a Link to How-to Create a Launcher for Firefox Browser on Mageia Gnome Desktop.

1. Download Firefox Beta:

   Firefox 21 x86_64 tar.bz2

   Find the Latest Candidate and Then Select the Language from the List of Firefox Beta 21 x86_64 tar.bz2 Releases.
2. Double-Click on the Archive and Extract into /tmp
3. Open a Terminal Window
   
4. Relocate Firefox Beta

   Login as SuperUser

   su

   Make a Firefox Directory

   mkdir /opt/firefox

   Move Firefox Into firefox-Beta so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence

   mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-beta

   Make a Symlink for Easy-Starting

   ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-beta/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-beta

   Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with

   firefox-beta

5. Create a Firefox Launcher on Gnome 3 Desktop:

   Launcher for Gnome3 Desktop

   Inside Detailed Instructions about How-to Create an Application Launcher on a Gnome 3 Linux Desktop.

How-to Install Google-Chrome Browser on Linux Mageia:

Installing Chrome for Mageia
The Link Contains Detailed Guides about Installing Google-Chrome Browser on Linux Mageia Distro.