Sunday, February 3, 2013

How-to Install Firefox Beta 21 Browser 64bit on Linux Fedora 18 Gnome3 x86_64 Desktop Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide Show How-to Install Firefox Beta 21 Browser 64bit for Linux Fedora 18 Gnome3 x86_64 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 Fedora 18 KDE & Gnome Desktop.

Firefox & Fedora
  1. Download Firefox Beta:

    Firefox 21 x86_64 tar.bz2
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
    Linux Gnome Desktop Extract Firefox x86_64 64bit
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Fedora Gnome 3  Open Terminal
  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 a Firefox-Beta Easy&Quick Launcher:

    How-Launcher for Fedora Gnome3
  6. How-to Add Minimize/Maximize Controls on Gnome3 Windows:

    How-Gnome3 Windows Setup