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Basic installation instructions can also be found in the [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/ Firefox release notes]. | |||
===All Systems=== | |||
Firefox system requirements are listed [[http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/system-requirements.html here]]. Download the latest version of the Firefox installer for your system from [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all mozilla.org]. If you install Firefox on a multi-user system where access privileges are restricted, you must run Firefox as a user with access to that location upon installation so that all initial startup files are generated. | |||
''Note:'' In most cases, you can install a newer version of Firefox over an existing 1.0 or later version [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=247884]. If you prefer a clean install, [[Uninstalling Firefox | Uninstall your current Firefox version]] and delete the [[installation directory]] before launching the Firefox installer. | |||
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After downloading the Firefox setup .exe file to your desktop, exit Firefox. Open the Windows Temp folder (''Windows 98/ME'': Start -> Run -> Type <tt>C:\Windows\Temp</tt> -> OK. ''Windows 2000/XP'': Start -> Run -> Type '''%temp%''' -> OK). Select all files and folders and delete. Close the Temp folder window and double click the Firefox setup .exe file you downloaded earlier to launch the installer. | |||
===Mac OS X=== | |||
After downloading the Firefox .dmg file, double click the Firefox Disk Image to open it in Finder, and then drag the Firefox application onto your hard disk. Be sure to drag the Firefox application out of the disk image and onto your Hard Disk before running it. Do not double click the icon in the disk image! | |||
===Linux=== | |||
Download the Firefox .tar.gz file. When download is complete, use an archiving utility such as Ark to extract the Firefox files. When extraction is complete, execute Firefox. | |||
[[Category:Installation and update (Firefox)]] | [[Category:Installation and update (Firefox)]] | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 27 November 2005
Basic installation instructions can also be found in the Firefox release notes.
All Systems
Firefox system requirements are listed [here]. Download the latest version of the Firefox installer for your system from mozilla.org. If you install Firefox on a multi-user system where access privileges are restricted, you must run Firefox as a user with access to that location upon installation so that all initial startup files are generated.
Note: In most cases, you can install a newer version of Firefox over an existing 1.0 or later version [1]. If you prefer a clean install, Uninstall your current Firefox version and delete the installation directory before launching the Firefox installer.
Windows
After downloading the Firefox setup .exe file to your desktop, exit Firefox. Open the Windows Temp folder (Windows 98/ME: Start -> Run -> Type C:\Windows\Temp -> OK. Windows 2000/XP: Start -> Run -> Type %temp% -> OK). Select all files and folders and delete. Close the Temp folder window and double click the Firefox setup .exe file you downloaded earlier to launch the installer.
Mac OS X
After downloading the Firefox .dmg file, double click the Firefox Disk Image to open it in Finder, and then drag the Firefox application onto your hard disk. Be sure to drag the Firefox application out of the disk image and onto your Hard Disk before running it. Do not double click the icon in the disk image!
Linux
Download the Firefox .tar.gz file. When download is complete, use an archiving utility such as Ark to extract the Firefox files. When extraction is complete, execute Firefox.
