After our morning publication for the release of the new version of Firefox, we received a question on Facebook, about how it can be done installation of the application in a Linux environment. As you know many things in Linux are done by hand, not automated with some super duper installer.
If you consider it a lot of work, then Linux probably does not work for you…
Below we will see step by step how to install it browser of the Mozilla Foundation on Linux and specifically on the CentOS distribution, not that it matters.
Open your terminal.
First we need to download the new edition. What I usually do when I open a terminal window is to log in as root with the su command.
I use su every time I open the terminal so I do not have to write sudo constantly with each command.
With the su command (then you have to enter the password, which is not displayed) you remain in the folder of the user you are using, while with the “su -” command you are automatically led to the root folder.
So I downloaded it new edition of Firefox 55.0 in the giorgos folder located at CentOS Home with the following command:
wget https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/55.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-55.0.tar.bz2
Then you need to unzip the file using the following command
tar xvf firefox-55.0.tar.bz2
With the following command we rename the old Firefox folder. To find out exactly where the old Firefox is installed, use the command "which firefox"
mv / usr / bin / firefox / usr / bin / firefox-old
or sudo if you did not use su
sudo mv / usr / bin / firefox / usr / bin / firefox-old
and finally move the folder containing the new version with shortcut
ln -s / home / giorgos / firefox / firefox / usr / bin / firefox
or sudo if you did not use su
sudo ln -s / home / giorgos / firefox / firefox / usr / bin / firefox
in the path of the two above commands (which is essentially one) put where giorgos This makes it a perfect choice for people with diabetes and for those who want to lose weight or follow a balanced diet. your username.
You're done, enjoy your new browser and sail safe, as usual…
