Manjaro for Beginner-How to install Mozilla Firefox

Many of the reader of this Blog is medium to advanced Linux users. But I am sure there are many Linux users that just started to use Linux especially Manjaro and need some basic tutorial and instruction on how to use Manjaro. Here I want to show you how to install Mozilla Firefox on Manjaro Deepin 16.08. 

Manjaro Deepin 16.08 comes with Chromium as the default web browser. If you prefer Mozilla Firefox on Manjaro, you can easily install Mozilla Firefox on Manjaro Deepin 16.08. There are two ways to install Firefox on Manjaro. The easy thing is to use the Add/Remove Software application. This is the GUI way and the easiest way. The second is to install via Terminal. 

Install Firefox on Manjaro via GUI

Open Add/Remove Software and then type firefox on the search box. You will see list of matched packages and select Firefox package from the list. 

On the example above, select firefox and then press Apply to confirm.

When you press Apply, you will see the summary. Click Commit. You will be asked to enter the root password and the installation will begin. 

Finally, Firefox is installed on Manjaro.

Install Firefox via Terminal

To install Firefox via Terminal, simply open Deepin Terminal and paste the following command

sudo pacman -S firefox

Output

[dhani@dhani-deepin ~]$ sudo pacman -S firefox
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
[sudo] password for dhani:
warning: firefox-49.0.1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) firefox-49.0.1-1
Total Installed Size:  90,09 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0,00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 

Type Y to confirm. On the example above, Firefox already installed so it will ask for reinstalling. Thank you for reading this tutorial to install Firefox on Manjaro. See you in the next posts. 

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