On the dropdown menu, click Help > About Nightly and it should show an option if Firefox is not up to date.Ĭlick here for more info on the Debian Wiki. To update Firefox nightly, click on the 'hamburger' menu icon. PART THREE (only needed if you have disabled automatic updates) Now, press CTRL+ o to save the file and press CTRL+ x to exit nano.įinally, log out and log back in to refresh your list of installed applications. Icon=/opt/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png Next, copy and paste the following contents into the terminal: The following method will create a 'desktop file' so that Firefox will show up in your list of installed applications and you won't have to run firefox from the terminal.įirst, run the following command to create and edit the file using the nano text editor: nano ~/.local/share/applications/sktop Download Size: 15.10 MB 100 Free Review Changelog Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is, essentially, a slower-moving, more stable version of the regular browser. You can run firefox by executing the following command in a terminal: firefox-nightly & Now, run the following command to link your files: sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-nightlyįirefox is currently installed.

Next, extract the file using the tar command: tar xvf 2Īfter the file is finished extracting, run the following command to move the files to the proper directory: sudo mv firefox /optĪnd enter your password and then press ENTER when prompted. Note: these commands will download and install the en-US version, if you need a different version, copy and paste the download link from the firefox website into the terminal for the following wget command URL but be sure the URL is within single quote marks when you run the command or the download won't work.įirst, download the latest version of Firefox nightly using the following command: wget -o 2 '' You can run a few commands to download and install firefox nightly on Debian.

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