How to install Mozilla Firefox in Ubuntu using terminal. Learn how to update Firefox in Ubuntu using terminal; Ubuntu install firefox apt-get command. Firefox 51 web browser on Linux Ubuntu brings support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) playback, support for WebGL 2, an improved video performance and improved reliability of browser data sync. It also makes tab switching better and includes a zoom button in the URL bar.
Firefox 51
New Features:
- Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) playback
- Improved reliability of browser data sync
- An even faster E10s! Tab Switching is better!
- Added Georgian (ka) and Kabyle (kab) locales
- A warning is displayed when a login page does not have a secure connection
- Added support for WebGL 2, with advanced graphics rendering features like transform feedback, improved texturing capabilities, and a new sophisticated shading language
- Firefox will save passwords even in forms that do not have “submit” events
- Improved video performance for users without GPU acceleration for less CPU usage and a better full screen experience
- Added a zoom button in the URL bar:
- Displays percent above or below 100 percent when a user has changed the page zoom setting from the default
- Lets users return to the default setting by clicking on the button
- Users can view passwords in the save password prompt before saving them
- Remove Belarusian (be) locale
Changed Features:
- Updated to NSS 3.28.1
- Re-enabled E10s support for Russian (ru) locale
- Use 2D graphics library (Skia) for content rendering on Linux
Install Mozilla Firefox In Ubuntu
Run the following commands to install Mozilla Firefox web browser in Ubuntu using terminal commands:
On 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
sudo apt-get update
wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/51.0/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-51.0.tar.bz2
tar -xjf firefox-51.0.tar.bz2
sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox50
sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox51
sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefoxold
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox51/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
On 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
sudo apt-get update
wget https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/51.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-51.0.tar.bz2
tar -xjf firefox-51.0.tar.bz2
sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox50
sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox51
sudo mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefoxold
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox51/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
Once installed, open Firefox 51 from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.
Ubuntu users can also download Firefox 51 from Mozilla FTP from https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/51.0/