Wondering how to download Mozilla Firefox on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7, Mac or Linux operating system (Kali or Ubuntu)? It is the best web browser you can install on Mac or Windows computers. So how can you download the installation file to a computer?
First of all let’s say that you can do it in two ways. The first is to download it online via the official website. But connecting to the internet is important for downloading online. The advantage of this is that the download and installation is completed automatically. However if your computer does not have an internet connection online downloading is not possible. This is also a disadvantage. In this case you have to use the other method. That is you will need to download the offline installation file.
First you must choose a version of the offline installation file that is suitable for your computer’s operating system. This is very important. Otherwise you will not be able to install it. So you must make this selection before downloading. You can then start the installation by running Firefox. Now let’s see how to do both download methods!
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Online download :
First you need to find the download link. When Mozilla’s official page opens look for the blue button that says Download Now and click it. This will download a web installation file to your computer. The downloaded installation file selects a version that is suitable for the operating system on your computer. Actually the browser does this automatically. Then the installation is completed with the usual Next-Forward instructions.
Offline download :
The second alternative is actually better. Because you can always do new installations without looking for an installation file. Anyway… For this way first use the link on our page to download the offline installation file of Mozilla Firefox. The download completes by itself. An EXE file of about 50 MB will be downloaded to your computer. It allows you to install without an internet connection. As with the previous instructions the installation is simple. Next and Next…
How to download Firefox on Mac?
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Visit Mozilla Firefox Official Website. To do this, open your browser and go to the official website of Firefox through the search engine. On the home page you will see a blue button that says Download or Download Firefox. Click on that button. The download will start and a file with the .dmg extension will be downloaded to your computer. This file is usually located in the Downloads folder you can look there. Double click on the .dmg file there. This will open the installation window. In the window that opens drag the Firefox icon to the Applications folder. This will install Firefox on your Mac. Once done go to the applications folder and find the Firefox folder. Launch the application by double clicking on the icon. The first time you open it you may receive a warning for security reasons in which case click Open.
Once Firefox is open you can configure the browser settings according to your personal preferences. That’s how simple everything is. Follow these steps and you should have successfully downloaded and installed the Firefox browser on your Mac.
How to download Mozilla Firefox on a Linux O.S (Kali or Ubuntu) computer?
1- Open terminal
On your Linux system open the terminal application. You can usually open it with the key combination Ctrl + Alt + T.
2- Use package manager
To install Firefox on Ubuntu or Kali enter the following command in the terminal:
bash
sudo apt install firefox
This command will update your system and install Firefox. You may be prompted for a password during installation.
3- download Firefox
If you do not have an internet connection and want to install offline you can follow these steps:
For offline installation
You can use the following commands in the terminal to download the offline installation file of Mozilla Firefox:
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wget https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest-ssl&os=linux64&lang=tr -O firefox.tar.bz2
4- Extract file
Use this command to extract the firefox.tar.bz2 file you downloaded
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tar -xjf firefox.tar.bz2
5- Setup
Change to the directory where the extracted file is located:
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cd firefox
Then use this command to install Firefox:
bash
sudo cp -r * /opt/firefox/
6- launch Firefox
After the installation is complete type the following command in the terminal to start Firefox:
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/opt/firefox/firefox &
Alternatively you can launch it from the Applications menu or by typing firefox from the command line.
7- Create a shortcut (optional)
You can create a shortcut on your desktop or in your application menu to launch Firefox more easily. It’s that easy!