How to install FireFox 3.5 on Linux

How To Install FireFox 3.5 on Linux

Method 1: Installing Via Repository

If you are downloading firefox for first time on your Linux box then add following repository to source list. Others please skip to step 3

1. Open your Terminal and run following command

echo ‘deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main’ >> /etc/apt/sources.list

echo ‘deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main’ >> /etc/apt/sources.list

2. Add the Launchpad PPA GPG key:

sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 247510BE

3. Now run below command on your terminal

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5

Method 2: Using Wget

Either you can download Firefox 3.5 via any other browser if you have on your Ubuntu or else run following command on terminal to download Fierfox 3.5

1. wget -O - ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.5/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 | tar xj -C ~

2. Double-click the firefox file inside the firefox folder in your home directory, or run this command:

~/firefox/firefox

That’s it, A lest version Firefox 3.5 is installed and ready for use on your Linux Machine.

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