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Old 22nd February 2010 | 10:32
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le Pingouin
 
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From: YMML
Sorry, don't know Linpus but the generic instructions are:
  1. Download Firefox from the Firefox download page to your home directory.
  2. Open a Terminal and go to your home directory: cd ~
  3. Extract the contents of the downloaded file:tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2
  4. Close Firefox if it's open.
  5. To start Firefox, run the firefox script in the firefox folder.~/firefox/firefox
Firefox should now start. You can then create an icon on your desktop to run this command. Copied from:
Installing Firefox on Linux

A "global" installation (available to all users) is possible by installing as root user (a.k.a. super user) - the traditional location would be in /usr/local.

The disadvantage in a manual installation like this is you have to keep it updated manually - Linpus won't do it for you.
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