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Installing Firefox using the tar file?

Asked by Raghu

I have downloaded Firefox 3 for Ubuntu (7.10).. it's in .tar .bz2 format... I would like to know the steps to install it.

Thanks,
Raghu

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#1

Here is simple howto -- http://www.manast.com/2008/02/10/install-latest-firefox-3-beta-ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon-710/ -- you can install firefox 3 "normal" via Ubuntu software sources...

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Raghu (raghunandanhegde) said : 		#2

I have already downloaded the firefox-30.tar.bz2 file from the Mozilla site... how do I install the package?

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Murali Krishna Marimekala (murali-marimekala) said : 		#3

Hi Raghu,

Please follow this procedure https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware

-Murali-

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Murali Krishna Marimekala (murali-marimekala) said : 		#4

In short,

1.bunzip2 firefox-30.tar.bz2
2. tar -xvf firefox-30.tar
or if it is in zip format
  unzip firefox-30.zip
3. cd firefox-30
4. ./configure
5.sudo apt-get build-dep firefox [ Here firefox can be replaced by the existing package name ]
6. make
7. src/program_name [ program name should be replaced with firefox application name ]
8. make install

While doing this please close your firefox 2 if already it exists.

-Murali-

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Raghu (raghunandanhegde) said : 		#5

I'm not sure if I'm on the right track. After the 5th step [sudo apt-get...] it's asking for me to place the Ubuntu media CD in the drive... and it says the upgrade will take 147 MB.

Can you please clarify?

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Best Murali Krishna Marimekala (murali-marimekala) said : 		#6

Hi Raghu,

I am scared, something went wrong :)

Ok, please refer this link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion which will explain you clearly.

-Murali-

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Raghu (raghunandanhegde) said : 		#7

I would prefer to close this thread for now... I have heard that there are quite a few problems with Firefox 3... will install it once some of the issues are fixed :)

Thanks!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#8

Raghu you can install from .tar.gz WITHOUT compiling Firefox by yourself simply, ope a terminal and type:

cd ~
wget http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0/linux-i686/it/firefox-3.0.tar.bz2

tar jvvf firefox-3.0.tar.bz2

To launch this downloaded Firefox official release type:

~/firefox/firefox

Hope this helps