How-to Install Firefox Beta 21 i686 Browser On CentOS 6 32bit KDE4 Linux Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install Firefox 21 Beta Browser 32bit on Linux CentOS 6 KDE4 i686 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 CentOS 6 KDE Desktop.

1. Download Firefox Beta:

   Firefox 21 i686 tar.bz2

   Find the Latest Candidate and Then Select the Language from the List of Firefox Beta 21 i686 tar.bz2 Releases.
2. Right-Click > Open with Ark

   Extract Into /tmp

3. Open Terminal Window
   
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

   Contains Detailed Instructions to Create a Launcher on Gnome, Kde, Xfce and Lxde Linux Desktops.