

Alternatively, click the Tools menu to confirm that Java Console is there. Type about:plugins in the Location bar to confirm that the Java Plugin is loaded. Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 3 Pre has been released.If you want to test the latest Mozilla Firefox beta release in Ubuntu,you can add ubuntu-mozilla-daily ppa. Remove the symbolic links (or move them to another directory) to javaplugin-oji.so and libnpjp2.so from the Firefox plugins directory.Ĭreate a symbolic link to the Java Plugin in the Firefox plugins directory.

When you want to use a different plugin, or version of a plugin, remove the symbolic links to any other versions and create a fresh symbolic link to the new one. Only one Java Plugin can be used at a time. Uninstall any previous installations of Java Plugin. To install the Java Plugin follow these steps: At the bottom of the window is a version string line that contains either "Linux i686" (32-bit) or "Linux x86_64" (64-bit). To determine which version of Firefox you are running, launch the application, and select the menu item Help > About Mozilla Firefox. Step 5: Finally, install Firefox via apt by running this command:Īs soon as the Firefox installation completes pop open the app launcher and click on the Firefox icon to launch a de-Snapped version you can pin to the Ubuntu dock.If you are using a 32-bit Firefox, you should use the 32-bit Java Plugin (from the lib/i386 directory). Step 4: Since you’ll (hopefully) want future Firefox upgrades to be installed automatically, Balint Reczey shares a concise command on his blog that ensures it happens:Įcho 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA-mozillateam:$" ' | sudo tee /etc/apt//51unattended-upgrades-firefox ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox This can be done using a slither of code from FosTips (copy and paste it whole, not line by line): Step 3: Next, alter the Firefox package priority to ensure the PPA/deb/apt version of Firefox is preferred. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa Step 2: Add the (Ubuntu) Mozilla team PPA to your list of software sources: Step 1: Remove the Firefox Snap by running the following command in a new Terminal window: Even the sudo apt install firefox installs a package that installs the snap version. Since this version of Ubuntu, firefox will be installed as a snap instead of a.
