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Asked by Westin Lohne

I just downloaded firefox 3 beta 2 for linux. It seems to be a tar.bz2 file...i have no idea how to install it. I extracted it to my desktop, if that does anything. Can someone please speak in noob language...cause i have no idea what im doing. Im running Ubuntu 7.10.

Thanks,
Westin

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EmmaJane (emmajane) said : 		#1

According to their site:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.11/releasenotes/#install

When you unpack the files there should find a firefox directory that contains an executable "firefox" program. Double click on "firefox" (not firebox-bin). A prompt will come up asking you if you would like to run the program. Choose "run". ... Firefox should start. Confirm you are running the version you think you have by going to the Help menu and selecting "About Mozilla Firefox." It will tell you what version you are running.

Personally I am using the Ubuntu version of Firefox and it is the same version as the "download now" option on the Firefox Web site. You should be able to use the package that is provided by Ubuntu to stay up to date with this software.

I hope that helps!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

If you don't need the latest you can install Firefox 3.0 doing this:

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.0

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

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If you want install latest Firefox 3.0 Granparadiso now in beta2

tar -xjvf the_file_xxxxx.tar.bz2

then create a Firefox 3.0 beta2 icon launcher on your desktop

Hope this helps

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Westin Lohne (westin) said : 		#3

I tried just click the executable "firefox" program...its still firefox 2.0.
I then tried tar -xjvf the_file_xxxxx.tar.bz2..it then said

westin@Ubuntu:~$ tar -xjvf firefox-3.0b2.tar.bz2
tar: firefox-3.0b2.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

I then tried

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.0

Its still firefox 2.0

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

1) Westin i think you get that error simply because there are not the firefox-3.0b2.tar.bz2 in the working dir.
Please do the command into right directory, where is the downloaded firefox-3.0b2.tar.bz2 file.

Usually:

cd /home/youruser/Desktop
tar -xjvf firefox-3.0b2.tar.bz2

2) if you get no error with

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.0

you can find Firefox 3 "Granparadiso" under your Applications->Internet menu.

Hope this helps

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Westin Lohne (westin) said : 		#5

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.