MimeType=text/html text/xml application/xhtml+xml application/xml application/rss+xml application/rdf+xml image/gif image/jpeg image/png x-scheme-handler/http x-scheme-handler/https x-scheme-handler/ftp x-scheme-handler/chrome video/webm application/x-xpinstall Įxec=firefox56 -P firefox56 -private-windowĭone! Find both of your installation in the menu. Icon=/opt/firefox56/browser/icons/mozicon128.png Keywords=Internet WWW Browser Web Explorer desktop file: sktop in /usr/share/applications/sktop Start firefox56 with the newly created profile firefox56 -P firefox56Ĭreate. firefox -ProfileManagerĬreate a new profile, say firefox56, save its data in a folder other than the default.Ĭreate a soft link for firefox56 sudo ln -s /opt/firefox56/firefox-bin /usr/bin/firefox56 Select Version of Mozilla Firefox to Download for FREE Mozilla Firefox 0.9.9, Mar 18, 2002, 10.13 MB Mozilla Firefox 1.0rc1, Apr 18, 2002, 10.33 MB Mozilla.
Install the addon and theres nothing to configure. Run the default firefox using the following command. On older versions of Firefox, it is possible to easily disable add-on compatibility checks by simply. firefox-56.0.tar.bz2 will be downloaded.Įxtract the tar.bz2 source file in /opt/firefox56/ using: tar xvjf firefox-56.0.tar.bz2 I have faced the problem of keeping multiple firefox say, Firefox 56 (legacy supported) and the default, current version, which will be updated regularly by Ubuntu (say) by default. Since Firefox 57, legacy support is withdrawn and so many useful plugins and addons are let out in the newer versions (57 onwards).