How to Install Mozilla Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10

A guide to install the Mozilla Firefox in your Ubuntu 9.10.

Step 1: Download the latest Firefox 3.6 from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.6.3&os=linux&lang=en-US

Step 2: Run the Archive Manager as root by pressing alt+f2 and runing gksu file-roller

Step 3: Open firefox-3.6.tar.bz2 from your Downloads folder

Step 4: Extract the firefox folder to /opt/

Step 5: Open Terminal from Accessories menu

Step 6: Run the following commands

1. sudo mv /opt/firefox/Plugins /opt/firefox/Plugins-orig
2. sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox-addons/Plugins /opt/firefox
3. sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox-orig
4. sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin

Step 7: That’s it you are done installing =)