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I have downloaded latest firefox version of firefox, i.e., firefox-4.0b12.tar.bz2. Please give me instructions to install it.

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I have downloaded latest firefox version of firefox, i.e., firefox-4.0b12.tar.bz2. Please give me instructions to install it.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

You need to uncompress it. Currently, I simply made a desktop launcher to the file "firefox" to launch it. I didn't need to really install it to test it.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Why not use the mozilla ppa. It has 4.0b13 which is newer than your file. You can run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install firefox-4.0; sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa

And it will install then remove the PPA and install the browser in between.If you KEEP the ppa and don't purge it you will upgrade firefox 3.whatever to a beta version as well. Your choice.

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#3

if you're using the gnome desktop, firefox is available in the software center. installing it from there will automatically install the program for you.

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Jeb E. (jebeld17) said : 		#4

You can't use the latest version of Internet Explorer on Ubuntu, even if you are using Wine. (The Terms of Use forbids it)

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