Use apt-get command to install / update Firefox in Linux:
Code:
sudo apt-get install firefox
To install latest version from mozilla's website (works under all other Linux distribution)
Code:
cd ~
wget http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/latest/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-x.y.z.ww.tar.gz
Replace x.y.z.ww with actual version. Untar and install firefox:
Code:
tar -zxvf firefox-.tar.gz
tar -zxvf firefox-2.0.0.11.tar.gz
For System wide Firefox installation:
Code:
sudo mv firefox /usr/local
sudo chown -R root:root /usr/local/firefox
Finally, install firefox script:
Code:
cd /usr/local/bin
sudo ln -s ../firefox/firefox .
To start firefox, type:
Code:
/usr/local/firefox/firefox &
firefox &