Saturday, November 24, 2012

How-to Install Firefox Aurora 22 Browser x86_64 for Linux OpenSuse 12.2 64bit Gnome3 Linux Desktop Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install the Latest Firefox Aurora 22 Browser 64bit on Linux OpenSuse 12.2 x86_64 Gnome3 Desktop.

 

The Firefox Aurora 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 Aurora Channel and Like Every Other Firefox Version in the Future will Follow to be Automatically Updated to the Newest Firefox Aurora Release. So it is Not a Wasting Time because You Install It Once and Keep Forever Freshly Updated :)

 

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 the Firefox Aurora Browser on Linux OpenSUSE Desktop.

Firefox Aurora & Linux OpenSUSE

  1. Download Firefox Aurora:

    Firefox 22 Aurora x86_64 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp Install Firefox Aurora on Debian 12 Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Gnome3  Desktop Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Firefox Aurora

    Login as SuperUser

    su

    Make a Firefox Directory

    mkdir /opt/firefox
    Move Firefox Into firefox-Aurora so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Multi-Version Coexistence
    mv /tmp/firefox /opt/firefox/firefox-aurora

    Make a Symlink for Easy-Starting

    ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox-aurora/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-aurora
    Next you Can Start Firefox from Terminal with
    firefox-aurora
  5. Create an Aurora Launcher for Quick&Easy Starting:

    OpenSuse Gnome3 Launcher
  6. How-to Install Google-Chrome Browser for OpenSUSE:

    Installing Chrome for OpenSUSE
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