{"id":44344,"date":"2023-09-09T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44344"},"modified":"2024-05-05T13:17:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T13:17:48","slug":"install-firefox-nightly-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/09\/install-firefox-nightly-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Firefox Nightly in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest Firefox Nightly in all current Ubuntu releases!<\/p>\n

Firefox Nightly is the bleeding edge version of the web browser that updates twice a day. It contains features that are still in developments months or even years before they become mainstream.<\/p>\n

The Nightly build is more likely to crash than the stable release. For testing purpose or power-user who prefer the very latest features, here you can install Firefox Nightly via 3 ways!<\/p>\n

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Method 1: Install Firefox Nightly via Snap package<\/h3>\n

The easiest way to get Firefox Nightly is using the Snap package. It receives updates automatically, however, will override the pre-installed Firefox<\/strong>, by updating it to the latest edge channel.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu 22.04 and higher users, can simply open Ubuntu Software (or App Center). Search Firefox and switch channel\/source to “latest\/edge”.<\/p>\n

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Or, press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When terminal opens, run the command below instead to install Firefox Nightly:<\/p>\n

snap refresh firefox --channel=latest\/edge<\/pre>\n
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NOTE: The Snap package will take use the previous profile.<\/b> In the case, you can open about:profiles<\/code> page, then create a new profile and set it as default.<\/p>\n
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Method 2: Use New Apt Repository<\/h3>\n
Mozilla announced new official apt repository<\/a> recently. It contains the .deb<\/code> package of most recent Firefox Nightly package for all current Ubuntu and Debian releases.<\/p>\n
1. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When terminal opens, run command to download & install the key for that repository:<\/p>\n
wget -q https:\/\/packages.mozilla.org\/apt\/repo-signing-key.gpg -O- | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/packages.mozilla.org.gpg > \/dev\/null<\/pre>\n
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2. Next, add the apt repository by running the single command below:<\/p>\n
echo \"deb [signed-by=\/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/packages.mozilla.org.gpg] https:\/\/packages.mozilla.org\/apt mozilla main\" | sudo tee -a \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/mozilla.list > \/dev\/null<\/pre>\n
This command will create the ‘mozilla.list<\/code>‘ file under \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d<\/i> directory and write the source line into it.<\/p>\n
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\n3. Finally, refresh the system package cache:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
And, install the Nightly build of Firefox from that repository by running command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install firefox-nightly<\/pre>\n
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Method 3: Install Firefox Nightly via Ubuntu PPA<\/h3>\n
For choice, there’ a daily build PPA<\/a> maintained by Ubuntu members. Which, so far supports Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10, and Ubuntu 24.04<\/p>\n
The PPA is a good choice, since it contains native .deb<\/code> package. It will NOT override any other Firefox Stable<\/strong> package (neither deb nor snap), and uses its own profile for storing user data.<\/p>\n
1.<\/b> To add the PPA, first press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily\/ppa<\/pre>\n
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n
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2.<\/b> Linux Mint user needs to manually update the system package cache after adding PPA, though its done automatically in Ubuntu 20.04 and higher:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
3.<\/b> Finally, install the Firefox Nightly build by running command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install firefox-trunk<\/pre>\n
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After installing the package, launch it from ‘Activities’ overview screen or app menu depends on your desktop environments. And, you can use “Software Updater<\/b>” (or Update Manager) every day to keep the package up-to-date.<\/p>\n
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Uninstall Firefox Nightly<\/h3>\n
For the Snap package<\/b>, just open terminal and run command will restore to the pre-installed Firefox package:<\/p>\n
snap refresh firefox --channel=latest\/stable<\/pre>\n
However, the restored Firefox Snap will create a new user profile instead of using the original one, though you can manually backup and restore your important data.<\/p>\n
For the apt repository package,<\/b> open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to remove it:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove --autoremove firefox-nightly<\/pre>\n
To remove the source repository, just delete the source file and key by running the 2 commands below one by one:<\/p>\n
sudo rm \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/mozilla.list<\/pre>\n
sudo rm \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/packages.mozilla.org.asc<\/pre>\n
And, refresh system package cache via sudo apt update<\/code> to apply change.<\/p>\n
For the PPA package<\/b>, run the command below to remove it:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove --autoremove firefox-trunk<\/pre>\n
Also remove the Ubuntu PPA by either running command:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily\/ppa<\/pre>\n
or use “Software & Updates” utility under ‘Other Software’ tab by removing the source line.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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