2. Copy downloaded file to /opt
3. Extract
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# tar -jxvf firefox-x.x.xx.tar.bz2
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# chown -R root:users /opt/firefox
# chmod 750 /opt/firefox
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# usermod -a -G users username
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# ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
7. Done
8. To install a new version:
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# rm -rf /opt/firefox*
# rm /usr/bin/firefox
Add a shortcut menu:
1. Create firefox.desktop file
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# touch /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
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# nano /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Mozilla Firefox
Comment=Browse the World Wide Web
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/usr/bin/firefox %U
Icon=/opt/firefox/icons/mozicon128.png
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;