Installing Firefox 4 Beta using Synaptec Package Manager
- Open Synaptec Package Manager
- Click Setting > Repositories
- Select tab “Other Software”
- Click on the “+ Add” button and type the following in the APT line :
ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa - Click on “+ Add Source” and close Software Sources
- Hit the Reload button in SPM
- Search for “firefox 4″
- Mark the Firefox 4 package for Install. Agree to some additional required packages.
- Hit Apply in SPM and your FireFox 4 Beta is installed
- You can find it under Applications > Internet > Minefield 4.0 Web Browser
Mindfield is the code name for experimental versions of Mozilla for the Linux Platform
Installing Firefox 4 Beta using CLI
Open a Terminal and type the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-4.0
