Standard Ubuntu repository – this is default and already configured on your system.There are three possible sources for Firefox installation: This means that most likely it is already installed on your system. $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged userĪs already mentioned, Firefox is a default Internet browser on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver system.# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command.Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required. Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux.Now apps such as Google Earth will invoke Firefox whenever a browser is needed.Mozilla Firefox is a default Internet browser on Ubuntu 18.04 so this article only shortly mentions installation and focuses also on uninstall and update processes. Sudo update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser gnome-www-browser /usr/bin/firefox 250Īs default browser, the following Terminal command pops open Firefox and goes to DuckDuckGo. If needed, add Firefox to the gnome-www-browser list with this command-line: Sudo update-alternatives -config gnome-www-browser Likewise, check the gnome-www-browser setting: Repeat the first command above to confirm Firefox's position on the x-www-browser list. Sudo update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser /usr/bin/firefox 250 If Firefox isn't on the list of installed browsers, add it with the following Terminal command: Sudo update-alternatives -config x-www-browser Whenever other apps need to launch a browser, they likely invoke x-Open a Terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T), then copy-and-paste the following command-line to check the x-www-browser setting:
Sudo wget -P /usr/local/share/applications Sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefoxĪnd last but not least apply this command: You will be asked to enter your password.Īpply this command to make sure firefox is executable: Then extract the contents using this command: Now, we can proceed to installing the tar version of firefox! Type in your password, then wait until the snap is removed. in a terminal, type in sudo snap remove firefox.Only remove snapd if you don't want it anymore. Precaution: I advice to remove the firefox snap before doing this. Note: This involves getting through a little bit of terminal, but we'll just be copying and pasting commands here. But if you are the person who hates the constant slow startup times, and inabillity to install mozilla extensions, you're not alone. In light of firefox becoming a snap, i have a tutorial on how to replace the snap version with the version from mozilla's website.
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