Install Firefox 5 on Ubuntu Linux

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Mozilla Firefox 5 is the latest version of the Firefox web browser, released on June 21, 2011.This was the the first edition under the new faster-release regime Firefox kicked off in early 2011.

Even though the GUI has not been changed, Firefox 5 features:

Mozilla Firefox 5

Mozilla Firefox 5

  • Improved HTML 5 and CSS3 support
  • Improved overall performance
  • Visibility of Do-Not-Track option has been increased (disabling the ability for advertisers to track browsing habits and install cookies on the computer)
  • Stability and security improvements

Install Firefox 5 on Ubuntu by open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

or

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Or if you are running Ubuntu 11.04 you can try sudo apt-get upgrade it should install latest version of firefox.

Localize your Firefox 5 using the following command where code is the two-letter symbol of your language.

sudo apt-get install firefox-locale-$code

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