Demo Ubuntu12.04 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Version Ubuntu12.04:
Note: The command input shown here is in the case of the root user: that is, enter Su and then follow the prompts to enter the password to return to the root user after the successful switch operation
1, first check the installed Firefox version
Input command: dpkg--get-selections | grep Firefox
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2, uninstall based on search results
Input command: sudo apt-get purge Firefox firefox-gnome-support
(The command here is to delete two items, separated by a space)
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Continue to check and uninstall:
Enter the command:
Dpkg--get-selections | grep Firefox
sudo apt-get purge Firefox-locale-zh-hans
(The command here is to delete an item)
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3. Install Firefox
Installation Complete
Enter Firefox to run
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The above command installation is Ubuntu12.04 default Firefox, is the old version of English, to install a new version of Firefox continue to look down.
4, update Firefox to 34v version
(Note that you can uninstall the old version of Firefox that was previously installed, or do not uninstall it, depending on your idea)
Preparatory work:
Go to Firefox official website http://www.firefox.com.cn/download/download
Unzip it
Input command: TAR-XVF firefox-latest.tar.bz2
Easy to manage, the extracted Firefox folder contains sub-files moved to the OPT directory
Input command: MV firefox/opt/
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(the previously mentioned can be deleted is not deleted here is embodied, here is not to delete, take the old version of the case of backup)
To change the point of the shortcut/usr/bin/firefox, first back up the old version of the shortcut file
Input command: Mv/usr/bin/firefox/usr/bin/firefox-old
After the command is entered, Firefox does not have pop-up windows showing Firefox window
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And the input firefox-old will appear the old version of the Firefox window, here do not do a demo.
Installation
Then create a new shortcut file for the new version of Firefox:
Command: Ln-s/opt/firefox/firefox/usr/bin/firefox
Then enter the Firefox command to see the new version of Firefox
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Installation is successful!
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
The example diagram here is roughly the same as on the Ubuntu example diagram, without a demo.
1, first check the installed Firefox version
Input command: RPM-QA | grep Firefox
2, uninstall based on search results
Input command: Rpm-e Firefox (Firefox for results)
3, install the latest version of Firefox
The entire process is similar to the above Ubuntu upgrade process
Go to Firefox official website http://www.firefox.com.cn/download/download
Unzip it
Input command: TAR-XVF firefox-latest.tar.bz2
Easy to manage, the extracted Firefox folder contains sub-files moved to the OPT directory
Input command: MV firefox/opt/
Then create a new shortcut file for the new version of Firefox:
Command: Ln-s/opt/firefox/firefox/usr/bin/firefox
Then enter the Firefox command to see the new version of Firefox
Play Linux Firefox uninstall and install and upgrade