Firefox is the default browser on most desktop distributions of Linux, but sometimes we may not get updates from our maintainer as fast as we’d like. In other cases, we may not like how our distro packages Firefox. In this video, Jay will show you a method of implementing a custom Firefox installation that will be 100% under your control, and you’ll get updates directly from Mozilla!

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## Individual sections:
00:00 – Intro
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03:47 – Setup notes/misc info
05:07 – Downloading the official Mozilla build of Firefox
05:57 – Downloading the application launcher
07:46 – Tweaking the username in the the Firefox application launcher
10:00 – Installing the Mozilla Build of Firefox
12:08 – Uninstalling the version of Firefox that’s bundled with the distribution
13:52 – Installing the Application Launcher for Firefox
16:09 – Ensuring our ~/bin directory is recognized system-wide

## Video-specific links:
– Direct link to download Firefox ➜ https://learnlinux.link/get-firefox
– Firefox application launcher code ➜ https://learnlinux.link/firefox-menu
– Another method for implementing the Mozilla build (system-wide) ➜ https://learnlinux.link/firefox-install

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