Update Firefox
To update your Firefox execute:
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$ wget -O FirefoxSetup.tar.bz2 "https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=linux64&lang=en-US"
# tar xjf FirefoxSetup.tar.bz2 -C /opt/firefox/
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# mv /usr/lib/firefox-esr/firefox-esr /opt/firefox-esr/firefox-esr_orig
mv /opt/firefox/firefox/firefox /usr/lib/firefox/firefox/firefox
since esr was moved out of there?
Another question - wouldn't it be a good idea to remove Firefox-ESR before I do any moving to avoid any conflicts or other issues? A similar question was asked in the comments on that same tutorial - that it would somehow cause the new Firefox NOT to be able to update properly. I know that comment is older and was migrating from Firefox 55 to Firefox 56, but I don't need any problems.
And then I couldrbrband • 4 months ago wrote:Don't we have to uninstall Debian's deprecated version of Firefox first? Otherwise, the work would be wiped by a glacially slow update, one day. I ended up without even an icon after I did that. I had to create a launcher, etc.--I had to start with the /opt/Firefox55 Firefox version I had previously set up in order to get to this info (and the Libre page) again: Even when the version 56 extract is installed, rebooting proves necessary. Before rebooting, Firefox indicated version 55, still. I noted that proved true before.... Thanks!
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apt-get remove firefox-esr_orig
TIA, jppattison
Just saw this in the Debian wiki - would this be a better option than moving the files or not;
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sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/