PCLinuxOS 2012.08 KDE4 How-to Install Firefox 23 Nightly Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install Firefox Nightly 23 Browser on PCLinuxOS 2012.08 KDE4 32bit Desktop.

 

The Firefox Nightly Version can Coexist with the Others Firefox Versions without 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 Nightly Channel and Like Every Other Firefox Version in the Future will Follow to be Automatically Updated to the Newest Firefox Nightly Release. So it is Not a Wasting Time because You Install It Once and Keep Forever Freshly Updated :)

 

Inside the Instructions you will Find also a Link to How-to Create a Launcher for the Firefox Nightly Browser on PCLinuxOS KDE4 Desktop.

1. Download Firefox Nightly for Linux:

   Firefox 23 i686 tar.bz2

   The Nightly Release is on American English Language So to Go-Trunky you Have Only this Choice...
2. Double-Click on the Archive and Extract Firefox into /tmp Directory
   
3. Open a Terminal Window

   Kickoff >> More Applications >> Terminals >> Konsole

   

4. Relocate Firefox Nightly

   Login as SuperUser

   su

   Make a Firefox Directory

   mkdir /opt/firefox

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

   mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-nightly

   Make a Symlink for Easy-Starting

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

   Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with

   firefox-nightly

5. Create a Firefox Launcher for Quick-Starting:

   PCLinuxOS Kde Launcher

   The Linked Guide Contains Detailed Instructions on How-to Create a PCLinuxOS Kde Application Launcher.