The following article is for those who do not like Internet Explorer. Especially for those who use Internet Explorer only to download it Firefox or him Chrome, after a new Windows installation.
You may already know that you can download your favorite browser using built-in Windows FTP support without having to open Internet Explorer.
To obtain access on Mozilla's FTP server open a folder from Windows Explorer, and type the following address in line Windows Explorer address bar and press Enter.
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/latest/win32/en/
Now copy the Firefox installer .exe file to your computer. To download it, drag and drop the file onto the surface work or right-click and use the “Save As” command.
Download Firefox with command line
You can also download Firefox using the Windows command-line FTP utility.
Open a Command Prompt window and type the following command to connect to the Mozilla FTP server:
ftp ftp.mozilla.org
Type anonymous for a name, and then leave the field that requests a blank password and press Enter.
Χρησιμοποιήστε την ακόλουθη εντολή για να μεταβείτε στον κατάλογο που περιέχει την τελευταία version του Firefοx:
cd pub / firefox / releases / latest / win32 / en /
Then type the following command to see the list of files in the server folder:
ls
To download the file you are interested in, use the following command:
get "Firefox Setup 33.1.1.exe"
Replace the file name we are writing above with the name of the current release - it will appear with the ls command.
Firefox's .exe will come down to your user's C: \ Users \ folder.