How To Install Firefox 29 in Ubuntu

How To Install Firefox 29 In Ubuntu-

 

It is very easy to install Firefox 29 in Ubuntu, just open a new terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and run the following commands shown in each step.

Step 1. Add the Official PPA provided by Mozilla Security Team

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

Step 2. Update The Repository

sudo apt-get update

Step 3. Then Upgrade.

sudo apt-get upgrade

How To Install Firefox 29 In Your Linux Distribution-

 

Step 1: Download Firefox 29.

Step 2: Extract firefox-16.0.2.tar.bz2 using following command.

tar -xjf firefox-16.0.2.tar.bz2 -C ~/Desktop

Step 3: Remove previously installed Firefox if any, using following command

sudo rm -r /opt/firefox

Step 4: Move the extracted Firefox directory from Desktop to /opt directory.

sudo mv ~/Desktop/firefox /opt/firefox

Step 5: Create Symbolic link.

Backup your old Firefox launcher.

sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox-old

Create symbolic link for new Firefox

sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Step 6: Launch newly installed Firefox using following command

firefox

Once the installation of the Mozilla Firefox web browser has finished you can go to Applications, Internet and then Mozilla Firefox or if you are using the Unity desktop environment launch it from the Dashboard.

   After the Firefox web browser is opened you will be presented with a simple tour that will show you what is new in this version of Firefox like shown in the following screenshots.

Then you will see a redesigned, intuitive menu.