Introduction

Introduced in 2004 by Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox is amongst the most popular open-source web browsers. Firefox is also the official web-browser for Ubuntu, but may not come preinstalled in some versions or it may get deleted by mistake. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Firefox using official ubuntu repository in a few easy steps using CLI.

Prerequisites

You need to have the following before attempting the steps in this tutorial:

  • An Ubuntu 20.04(or later) system or server.
  • Root access via sudo user.

Step 1: Installing Firefox using official Ubuntu repositories

  • Update all dependencies using the following command:
    sudo apt-get update​

  • Use the following command to install Mozilla Firebox browser:
    sudo apt install firefox​

Step 2: Launching Firefox application

  • Type the following command to launch Firefox web-browser:
    firefox​

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Firefox web-browser on your Ubuntu system, now you may use it to browse any website you wish to, if the browser is running slow or lagging upgrade your RAM and check your network speed.

 

 

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