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A shell script that downloads the latest stable version of Firefox for Linux, then unpacks it into the system-wide path

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Description

This script is meant to download the latest stable version of Firefox for Linux, then unpack it into the system-wide path.

It's especially useful in distributions such as Debian Stable that currently don't have a way to easily install and/or update Firefox.

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Already implemented:

  • basic functionality
  • safeguards in case of problem with the target path or the archive

Todo

  • alternatives system support
  • debug mode
  • support for non-root users
  • parameters support (e.g. language, temp path)

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A shell script that downloads the latest stable version of Firefox for Linux, then unpacks it into the system-wide path

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