#Ubuntu firefox developer edition install

Still, you wonвЂ™t be able to launch the browser app or use any of its functions, as the binary isnвЂ™t in the right place. mv /home/ username/Downloads/firefox /optДЇirefox Developer EditionвЂ™s files are in place in the /optВ directory on your Linux PC. Note: Change вЂњusernameвЂќ in the command below with the username on your computer, or the files will not move.

Now that there is Root access in the terminal use the mv command to place the Firefox system files in the /opt directory of your Linux PCвЂ™s filesystem. However, before we can move the files to this directory, youвЂ™ll need to elevate your command-line session from a standard user to Root, using the su or sudo -s command. Once the files are fully extracted, move them to /opt folder. Now access Download folder using CD ~/DownloadsВ Then run tar command tar -xvfВ firefox-*.tar.bz2В to extract the TarBZ2 archive Launch a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T, or by browsing for it.

Once downloaded, extract the downloaded вЂњtar.bz2вЂќ file and move it to the home folder with the file manager. Ubuntu uses: sudo apt remove firefox Debian users: sudo apt-get remove firefox-esr Arch Linux users: sudo pacman -R firefox Fedora Users: sudo dnf remove firefox OpenSUSE users: sudo zypper remove firefox InstallВ Firefox Developer Edition on LinuxДЇirefox Developer edition can be downloaded for Linux at this link.

#Ubuntu firefox developer edition install

Before we begin, install the firefox dev edition, first uninstall the Traditional firefox installation to avoid conflict.