Installingfirefox-3.5.5.tar.bz2 on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic

This article will share how to install firefox-3.5.5.tar.bz2 on Linux Ubuntu 9.10.

Install firefox-3.5.5.tar.bz2 on Linux Ubuntu (Tested on Ubuntu 9.10)

Download the new version of firefox then save in /home

We must remove the old version of firefox,
if You don't know the command of your firefox, We can check throught terminal:

• Open terminal,
  type : fire then press tab to get suggestion from terminal.
  e.q.:
  
firefox-3.5



• remove firefox
  
sudo apt-get remove firefox-3.5

Rename plugins folder to make room for the real plugin

sudo su
cd /home

extract firefox to /opt

tar -jxvf firefox-3.5.5.tar.gz2 -C /opt
cd /opt
mv /opt/firefox/plugins/ /opt/firefox/plugins.backup


Create a symbolic link plugins for firefox

ln -s /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/ /opt/firefox/plugins


Create a new command of firefox, you can still run firefox via old shortcut of firefox

dpkg-divert --divert /usr/bin/firefox.ubuntu --rename /usr/bin/firefox


Make a symbolic link to the firefox, so the launcher will launch the new version of firefox

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


Run firefox

firefox

or You can run on Applications >> Internet >> Firefox Web Browser, if firefox shortcut there is no, you can create the new shortcut
Right click >> Create Launcher
Name : Firefox
Command : firefox
Comment : Web Browser of Mozilla Inc.