Wednesday, April 24, 2013

How-to Install Firefox Beta 21 Browser 32bit on Linux Gentoo 2012 KDE4 x86 Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Simply Show How-to Install Firefox 21 Beta Browser i686 for Linux Gentoo 2012 KDE4 32bit Desktop.

 

The Firefox Beta Version Coexist Perfectly with the Eventual Others Firefox Installations without Making Any Troubles, this Meaning that an Unique Firefox Base Environment will be Shared between All the Firefox Versions on the System.

 

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 Gentoo KDE4 Desktop.

Firefox Beta on Linux Gentoo
  1. Download Firefox Beta:

    Firefox 21 i686 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp Install Firefox Nightly on Debian Lxde Extraction
  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux Debian Wheezy Kde 4 Open Terminal
  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 Application Launcher for Quick-Starting:

    Guide to Create Launcher
  6. How-to Install Evernote on Linux Gentoo

    Installing Evernote for Gentoo
About Firefox Beta