Tuesday, April 23, 2013

How-to Install Latest Firefox 21 32bit Browser for Linux Gentoo 2112 i686 KDE4 Desktop Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install Latest Stable Firefox 21 i686 Browser on Linux Gentoo 2112 KDE4 32bit Desktop.

 

The Firefox Latest Version Coexist Perfectly with the Eventual Others Firefox Versions without Making Any Troubles and Once Fired Up it Will Simply Follow to Load Any Existing Default Firefox Environment.

 

To Make Easier the Visualization of the Entire Process I have Included in Guide 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 Linux Gentoo KDE4 Desktop.

Firefox on Gentoo
  1. Download Latest Firefox Linux Release:

    Firefox 21 i686 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp Install Firefox on KDE4 Extract
  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux Debian Squeeze Kde 4 Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Firefox Directory

    Login as SuperUser

    su

    Make a Firefox Directory

    mkdir /opt/firefox
    Move Firefox Into Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Nightlies Installation
    mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-latest

    Make a Firefox-Latest Symlink for Easy-Starting

    ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-latest/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-latest
    Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with
    firefox-latest
  5. Create a Custom Launcher for Easy-Starting:

    KDE4 How Menu Launcher
    Firefox & KDE4 Desktop Launcher
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