Manual Firefox install on a Linux distro and icon creation

firefox-linux.yml

FIREFOX DEVELOPER EDITION:

Download Firefox Developer: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ 

Go to /opt folder:
cd /opt    

Decompress the downloaded file (Adapt <user> and <version>): 
sudo tar -xvf /home/<user>/Downloads/firefox-<version>.tar.bz2

Rename the folder as firefox-dev:
sudo mv firefox firefox-dev

Create a symbolic link to be executable from terminal:
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox-dev/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-dev

Create the menu shortcut:
cd ~/.local/share/applications/ (For Debian and forks "cd /usr/share/applications")
vim 'userapp-Firefox Developer Edition.desktop' (For Debian and forks "vim firefox-dev.desktop")

Add this to the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Firefox Developer
Comment=Developer edition of the Firefox browser
Exec=/opt/firefox-dev/firefox
Icon=/opt/firefox-dev/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Web;


FIREFOX NIGHTLY:

Download Firefox Developer: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/#nightly 

Go to /opt folder:
cd /opt    

Decompress the downloaded file (Adapt <user> and <version>): 
sudo tar -xvf /home/<user>/Downloads/firefox-<version>.tar.bz2

Rename the folder as firefox-nightly:
sudo mv firefox firefox-nightly

Create a symbolic link to be executable from terminal:
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox-nightly/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-nightly

Create the menu shortcut:
cd ~/.local/share/applications/ (For Debian and forks "cd /usr/share/applications")
vim 'userapp-Firefox Nightly.desktop' (For Debian and forks "vim firefox-nightly.desktop")

Add this to the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Firefox Nightly
Comment=Nightly edition of the Firefox browser
Exec=/opt/firefox-nightly/firefox
Icon=/opt/firefox-nightly/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Web;


FIREFOX BETA:

Download Firefox Developer: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/#beta 

Go to /opt folder:
cd /opt    

Decompress the downloaded file (Adapt <user> and <version>): 
sudo tar -xvf /home/<user>/Downloads/firefox-<version>.tar.bz2

Rename the folder as firefox-beta:
sudo mv firefox firefox-beta

Create a symbolic link to be executable from terminal:
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox-beta/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-beta

Create the menu shortcut:
cd ~/.local/share/applications/ (For Debian and forks "cd /usr/share/applications")
vim 'userapp-Firefox Beta.desktop' (For Debian and forks "vim firefox-beta.desktop")

Add this to the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Firefox Beta
Comment=Beta edition of the Firefox browser
Exec=/opt/firefox-beta/firefox
Icon=/opt/firefox-beta/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Web;