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Many howtos on this subject will tell you to install Firefox pre-versions through Mozilla’s ppa ubuntu-mozilla-daily. Be careful with the “ubuntu-mozilla-daily” ppa! Firefox PPAs, Beta, Updates, other distributions 1. Now move the Firefox directory (which was created in your Downloads folder during extraction) to /opt:ĭepending on your usage pattern, follow the instructions for case 1 OR for case 2.Ĭase 1: you want to use Firefox 106 as your default browser:ī. On the contrary, if you already had a previous Firefox version installed in the /opt directory, remove it with the following command: If you want more info about why /opt is the right place to install programs on Linux, check out these two links: The firefox-106.0.tar.bz2 archive can now be deleted.Įxternal programs like LibreOffice, Google Chrome, Skype, Zoom, … are all installed in the /opt directory. Look for a file named firefox-106.0.tar.bz2, right-click on it and select “ extract here”.Īlternatively, you can extract the archive from the command line:įor those interested, here are the tar arguments used in the command:į : read from a file (rather than a tape device) To extract this juicy archive, open the Downloads directory. In case you want to learn more on these extensions: tar, bzip2.

This how-to supposes that the downloaded file is saved in the “Downloads” directory located in your home directory. Download Firefox from the official Mozilla Firefox page:ĭownload alternative versions (beta, developer edition, nightly) from the official channels page:Ī 64 bit build is available in the linux-x86_64 directory of Mozilla’s FTP.