After inserting the binary file from Firefox Developer Edition in the trash folder, you will have to set a new desktop shortcut using the command nano /usr/share/applications/sktop. Now, to configure the binary it is necessary to create a shortcut from the folder / opt / firefox / to that / usr / local / bin / using the command ln -s / opt / firefox / firefox / usr / local / bin / firefox. To do this, switch to root account with en - o sudo -s and then run the command mv / home / username / Download / firefox / opt to place the system files Firefox Developer Edition in the / Opt.Īt this point, the browser files will be located in the / Opt at their PC Linux. Once you have extracted all the files, it is time to move them. When the download is complete, close the window of the browser you are using, as it is not necessary, and open a terminal window.Īfter that, move the session to the downloads folder with cd ~ / Download and extract the content of the tar.bz2 file exploiting tar -xvf firefox-xxtar.bz2. Note that the website will automatically recognize Linux as the main operating system. You will get a file in the format tar.bz2. With that said, please connect to site by Firefox using your default browser and click on the Firefox Developer Edition.
The developer version of Firefox is proposed through a default binary fileso you don't have to worry about compiling any code.
#Ubuntu firefox developer edition software#
Version Developer Edition from the browser Mozilla works smoothly on Linux but most likely you will not find a copy within the software sources of your distribution (unless you use bow Linux).