IceWeasel web browser is a fork from Firefox for the purpose: backporting of security fixes to declared Debian stable version and no inclusion of trademarked Mozilla artwork. Beyond that, they will be basically identical.

This simple tutorial shows you how to install IceWeasel 17 in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring and Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and their derivatives such as Linux Mint 13/15, Elementary OS Luna via PPA repository.

iceweasel 17 on Ubuntu 12.04

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dirk-computer42/c42-backport

Then update and install the browser:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install iceweasel

IceWeasel was also built into this PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, but it’s failed.