HOWTO Install Latest Firefox and Libreoffice in Debian Squeeze
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HOWTO Install Latest Firefox and Libreoffice in Debian Squeeze
For my desktop use, I wanted to keep my office suite and web browser updated while continuing to run Debian stable as my base. Here is how to install the latest Firefox and Libreoffice packages on Squeeze.
mv firefox*.tar.bz2 /opt
cd /opt
tar -xvjf firefox*.tar.bz2
ln -s /opt/firefox /usr/local/firefox4
ln -s /usr/local/firefox4/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox4
rm firefox*.tar.bz2
Firefox 4 can now be run as normal user with command "firefox4". or "/usr/local/bin/firefox4". In Gnome, you can add Firefox to the application menu by:
1. right click Applications menu
2. select "edit menus"
3. click on "Internet"
4. select "new item": Type: Application, Name: Firefox, Command: /usr/local/bin/firefox4
5. To add the Firefox icon in the menu, it is located in: /opt/firefox/icons/mozicon128.png
I just tested it, and it works well, including my plugins and bookmarks from Iceweasel.
Download Libreoffice here. Choose the deb version, then:
Code:
tar -xzf LibO_3*.tar.gz
cd LibO_3*/DEBS/
su
dpkg -i *.deb
cd desktop-integration
dpkg -i *.deb
It will install Libreoffice in /opt and the packages will show up in Synaptic Package Manager under "Local". The installation automatically creates menu entries in Gnome for Libreoffice applications.
I've had no problems thus far using the latest Libreoffice 3.2.2 and Firefox 4. Hope this is helpful for anyone else wanting to install.
download firefox, extract, create a new profile by opening iceweasel -profilemanager, create desktop shortcut. Uses all of the iceweasel plugins, and autoupdates.
I have only one problem with the original firefox (any version). The "mailto" links will not work with evolution. Works fine with iceweasel and any other browser. Also other mail-programs do work from (original) firefox, but evolution does not.
Why do you need to do this?,and what do you name the new profile?.
Only need to do it if you are also using Iceweasel, keeps you from having problems if the versions are different. I also keep a clean profile with no extensions or themes to test if I have issues on my normal profile.
Name it whatever, mine are named firefox and testing, along with the default iceweasel profile.
If you're going to do that it's good practice to put it in /opt rather than /usr/local
Yeah, I realised that shortly after (act first - think later, one of my bad habits ). I deleted it from /usr/local, and put it in /opt, as soon as my brain got out of stand-by.
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) to say I haven't done it "The Debian Way". I unpacked it to /usr/local, then made a link:
