setup-firefox-dev-sh

A script to easily install, update, and uninstall Firefox Developer Edition on Linux.

Download and Setup

Download .sh file.

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/saihon/setup-firefox-dev-sh/main/setup-firefox-dev.sh

Change file mode.

chmod 755 setup-firefox-dev.sh

Move to a directory in your PATH (e.g., /usr/local/bin/).

sudo mv setup-firefox-dev.sh /usr/local/bin/

Usage

Command	Alias(es)	Description
install	-i,--install	Install Firefox Developer Edition.
update	-u,--update	Update if a new version is available.
update-force	--update-force	Force update without version check.
uninstall	-U,--uninstall	Uninstall Firefox Developer Edition.
version	-v,--version	Show the script version.
help	-h,--help	Display the help message.

Install

Installs the latest Firefox Developer Edition.

sudo setup-firefox-dev.sh install

1. Download the latest .tar.gz2 archive to /tmp directory.
2. Extracts the archive to /opt/firefox-dev.
3. Creates a symbolic link at /usr/local/bin/firefox-dev.
4. Creates a desktop entry file at /usr/share/applications/Firefox-dev.desktop.
5. Saves the version information to /opt/firefox-dev/.version.

Update

Checks for a new version and updates if one is found.

sudo setup-firefox-dev.sh update

1. Compares the currently iinstalled version with the latest version available on the server.
2. If a new version is available, it downloads and extracts it, overwriting the previous installation.

Uninstall

Removes all files and links created by the script.

sudo setup-firefox-dev.sh uninstall

1. Deletes the installation directory: /opt/firefox-dev.
2. Deletes the symbolic link: /usr/local/bin/firefox-dev.
3. Deletes the desktop entry file: /usr/share/applications/Firefox-dev.desktop.