Install latest stable release of Firefox web browser on Linux Ubuntu. Install Firefox 43.0.4 on Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 14.10 Systems. Mozilla Firefox is the default web browser shipped with Ubuntu releases.
Firefox 43.0.4 is the latest version of the Firefox web browser. Firefox 43.0.4 has been released with the following changes:
- Fix for startup crash for users of a third party antivirus tool
- Multi-user GNU/Linux download folders can be created
- Re-enable SHA-1 certificates
Install Firefox 43.0.4 on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
The latest release of the Mozilla Firefox web browser can be installed on Linux Ubuntu Systems. Run the following commands in Terminal to download and install Firefox as pre-compiled libraries via the Mozilla FTP:
$ wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/43.0.4/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-43.0.4.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf firefox-*.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
Install Firefox 43.0.4 on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
$ wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/43.0.4/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-43.0.4.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf firefox-*.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
Once installed, open the Firefox from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal. Type Firefox in Terminal and press enter.