Wednesday, January 16, 2013

How-to Install Latest Firefox 21 Browser x86_64 on Linux Debian 8 Jessie KDE4 Amd64 Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show Step-by-Step How-to Install Firefox 21 Latest Stable x86_64 Browser for Linux Debian 8 Jessie KDE4 64bit 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 Linux Debian KDE4 Desktop.

Firefox on Debian
  1. Download Latest Firefox x86_64 for Linux:

    Firefox 21 x86_64 tar.bz2
  2. Right-Click > Open with ArkInstall Firefox KDE4 Extraction

    Extract Into /tmp

  3. Open a Terminal Window
    Linux Debian Wheezy Kde 4 Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Firefox Directory

    Login as SuperUser

    su

    Make a Firefox Directory

    mkdir /opt/firefox
    Move Firefox Into Latest so to Prepare for a Possible Firefox Nightlies Installation
    mv /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 with
    firefox-latest
  5. Create a KDE4 Launcher for Easy-Starting:

    How-to Launcher for Wheezy-KDE4
  6. How-to Install Google-Chrome Browser on Debian:

    Install Google-Chrome for Debian