The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install Firefox 20 x86_64 Latest Stable Release on Linux Debian 7 Wheezy 64bit Gnome3 Desktop.
The Firefox Latest Version Coexist Perfectly with the Others Firefox/IceWeasel Versions without Making Any Troubles, this Meaning that Once Fired Up it Will Simply Follow to Load the Existing Default Firefox Environment.
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 Debian Gnome Desktop.
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Download Latest Firefox x86_64 for Linux:
Firefox 20 x86_64 tar.bz2 - Double-Click on Firefox Archive and Extract Into /tmp
- Open a Terminal Window
- Relocate Firefox
Login as SuperUser
su
Make a Firefox Directory
mkdir /opt/firefox
Move Firefox Into Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Nightlies Installationmv /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 withfirefox-latest
Create a Firefox Launcher for Easy-Starting:
Launcher for Debian Wheezy-Gnome3