https://github.com/tmiland/firefox-installer
Install any version of firefox from Mozilla.org
https://github.com/tmiland/firefox-installer
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Install any version of firefox from Mozilla.org
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tmiland/firefox-installer
- Owner: tmiland
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-07-13T19:19:59.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-23T16:43:52.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-24T00:30:11.620Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: debian, firefox, firefox-beta, firefox-developer, firefox-developer-edition, firefox-esr, firefox-installer, firefox-latest, firefox-nightly, firefox-nightly-edition, installer, installer-script
- Language: Shell
- Homepage: https://tmiland.github.io/firefox-installer/
- Size: 139 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Firefox Installer
Install any version of firefox from Mozilla.org on Debian based distros
Also check out [thunderbird-installer](https://github.com/tmiland/thunderbird-installer)
Currently supported distros:
- Debian
- Ubuntu
- LinuxMint
- PureOS
- Pop
- Devuan
## Installation
```bash
curl -sSL https://tmiland.github.io/firefox-installer/firefox_installer.sh \
-o firefox_installer.sh && \
chmod +x firefox_installer.sh && \
./firefox_installer.sh -h
```
## Prerequisites
- curl (will be installed)
- packages that will be installed if using mozilla builds:
```bash
menu libasound2 libatk1.0-0 libc6 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libdbus-1-3 libfontconfig1 libfreetype6 libgcc1 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 libglib2.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libpango-1.0-0 libpangocairo-1.0-0 libstdc++6 libx11-6 libx11-xcb1 libxcb-shm0 libxcb1 libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxi6 libxrandr2 libxrender1
```
- git (if installing mozilla-sync)
## Features
- Download any version of firefox, from Mozilla or package manager (apt)
- Install [Mozilla APT repo](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended)
- Install self hosted [Firefox Sync](https://www.firefox.com/en-US/features/sync/) (Docker)
* **Using dev branch from [tmiland/firefox-sync](https://github.com/tmiland/firefox-sync/tree/dev)**
* Tested and working with firefox 148.0
- Take backups of your firefox profile
## Usage
```bash
Usage: firefox_installer.sh [options]
--help |-h display this help and exit
--firefox |-f latest
--esr |-e esr
--beta |-b beta
--nightly |-n nightly
--devedition |-d devedition
--release |-rl select custom release to install*
--repo |-r install Mozilla APT repo (apt)
--firefox-sync |-fs install firefox-sync (docker)
--language |-l install language pack (apt)
--apt |-a select apt install mode
--mozilla-builds |-m select mozilla builds install mode
--backup-profile |-bp backup firefox profile
--uninstall |-u uninstall firefox
install from apt: [-f|-e|-b|-n|-d] -a
install from mozilla builds: [-f|-e|-b|-n|-d] -m
uninstall: [-f|-e|-b|-n|-d], [-a|-m] -u
* custom release for mozilla builds only [-rl ]
```
### Install all versions from mozilla builds
```bash
for i in f e b n d; do
./firefox_installer.sh -$i -m
done
```
## Credits
- [Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/) for [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox)
- [porelli/firefox-sync](https://github.com/porelli/firefox-sync) for dockerized mozilla-sync.
- Huge thanks to [Self Hosting A Firefox Sync Server](https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/documentation/linux/selfhosting-a-firefox-sync-server.html) for finding a solution to get firefox-sync working.
## Donations
### Disclaimer
*** ***Use at own risk*** ***
### License
[](https://tmiland.github.io/firefox-installer/blob/main/LICENSE)
[MIT License](https://tmiland.github.io/firefox-installer/blob/main/LICENSE)