Install Firefox 6 manually under Linux (Ubuntu) and add the shortcut icon

Mozilla has officially released Firefox 6 , if your computer is still in the very old version of it, hurry up to update it, because the official web side only provided Linux under the. bz2, there is no deb or RMP format, so you need to install it yourself.
Below with my operating system: Ubuntu 10.10, version of Firefox 3.6.22 for example:

First go to the official website next to the latest version down, with link http://www.firefox.com.cn/download/, is a. tar.bz2 compressed package, placed in the main directory:

1. Remove the old version of Firefox:sudo Apt-get remove Firefox first

Note Do not add--purge option, otherwise will be the previous version of the configuration is also deleted, then the update will not inherit some of the original plug-in what.

2. Unzip the firefox-latest.tar.bz2 to the/usr/lib/directory:

(Personal download may not be the same place, pay attention to select the path, you can also click the compression package to drag into the terminal)

sudo tar-jxvf ~/firefox-latest.tar.bz2-c/usr/lib/

Parameter explanation: ~/represents the home directory.  J for extracting bz2 files, but the new tar can be automatically recognized, can not be added. X indicates the meaning of the decompression.

V indicates that the decompression information is displayed.   F represents an archive file. -C means changing the path (change), you need to bring this option to properly extract into the/usr/lib inside.

3. Create a link to/usr/bin/inside, so that Firefox can be opened in the terminal:

sudo ln-s/usr/lib/firefox/firefox/usr/bin/

This firefox6 version of Firefox is the implementation of the program, and some versions may be firefox.sh, look under the eye.

At this point, has been configured Firefox 6.0, but you may find that the original Firefox shortcuts and "Applications--->network" There is no Firefox chart,
Let's show you how to get the icons out.

1. Input: Cd/usr/share/applications

2. Input: sudo vi firefox.desktop

Enter the following in VI, then save and exit:

1. [Desktop Entry]
2. Name=firefox 6.0
3. Comment= This is Firefox
4. Exec=/usr/lib/firefox/firefox
5. Icon=/usr/lib/firefox/icons/mozicon128.png
6. Terminal=false
7. Type=application
8. Categories=application; Network;

Now look at applications--->network inside is not out of the icon? , you can also right-click on it and select Send to Panel or desktop.

If this is not the case, then let's create a launcher on the desktop:

Right-click on the desktop to "Create Launcher":
(1) Left icon there, click Browse Select icon Position "/usr/lib/firefox/icons/mozicon128.png"
(2) Right "name" there, you can fill Mozilla Firefox
(3) Right "command" there, browse to executable "/usr/lib/firefox/firefox"
(4) Right "note" There, you can fill in the Firefox browser
OK, now you can drag the icon to the upper start panel.

Install Firefox 6 manually under Linux (Ubuntu) and add the shortcut icon