Sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.real

Sudo mv -f /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/Ĭreate symbolic link to the real firefox binary: sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox Then run the following commands (one-by-one): sudo cp firefox-*.tar.bz2 /optĪdded “firefox.real” symlink (thanks to Wilbert van Bakel):īackup (move) any existing firefox bin: sudo mv -f /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.backup

Open Terminal, and change directory (cd) to the Downloads folder: cd Downloads Install Firefoxĭownload latest version of the original Mozilla Firefox for Linux from the official Mozilla website here, and put it in the Downloads folder within your Home directory ( /home/$USER/Downloads). In this method, I will show you a manual installation: how to install the real Mozilla Firefox web browser in Debian OS. Another reason why some people prefer the real Firefox instead of Iceweasel, is because Iceweasel in Debian is a bit outdated, not updated to the latest Firefox (as of this writing, Iceweasel version in Debian Wheezy is Iceweasel ESR 10.0.7, while the latest Mozilla Firefox is Firefox 15.0).įor whatever reason, if you want to install the real Firefox in Debian OS, here I will show a little step-by-step tutorial/guide.ĭebian doesn’t provide Firefox in its official repository, so we need to install it in another way.

And also, although in very rare cases, some websites reportedly can’t recognize Iceweasel as Firefox, so the site can’t be used smoothly on it. It looks and performs exactly like Firefox, Firefox extensions/add-ons are 100% compatible and thus can be installed and used in Iceweasel.īut for many people, using the rebranded browser of Firefox somehow doesn’t give a “real” Firefox eperience. Iceweasel is Firefox, only with different name and logo. But, due to the brand/name restriction, Debian use Iceweasel, a rebranded Firefox browser, as its the default web browser instead of “real” Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Firefox is a widely used web browser in many GNU/Linux distibution, including Debian OS.

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