And, for niche situations, downloading the latest update from Mozilla’s website is a guaranteed solution. If not, updating the packages on your Linux system via package manager will do the trick. For the vast majority of users, Firefox’s auto update functionality should suffice just fine. In this guide, we saw several methods for updating Mozilla Firefox on various Linux distributions. For step by step instructions on how to download the file and setup Firefox on your system, see the appropriate section in our download and install Firefox guide.

Head over to the Firefox download page to get the installer. However, downloading the latest version from Mozilla’s website will work the same regardless of what Linux distribution you’re on.

These instructions would be distro-specific and out of the scope of this guide. If you absolutely need the latest version and can’t wait for it to become available, you can download it directly from Mozilla’s website.Īlternatively, most distros have an additional method like Firefox’s developer PPA on Ubuntu, or the AUR on Manjaro, etc. If none of the other methods have worked for you, it’s probably because the latest version of Firefox has not yet made it into your distro’s official repositories. How to Update Firefox via Direct Download Open a terminal and use the following command to update Mozilla Firefox (and all other installed packages) on Arch Linux based Linux distributions, such as Manjaro and Arch Linux. Open a terminal and use the following command to update Mozilla Firefox (and all other installed packages) on Red Hat based Linux distributions, such as CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora.

Update Firefox on Red Hat, CentOS, and Fedora Open a terminal and use the following commands to update Mozilla Firefox (and all other installed packages) on Debian based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint. Update Firefox on Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint

If you don’t have Firefox installed, see our guide on how to download and install Firefox on Linux. Note that these commands will simply upgrade all the installed packages on your system, which should include Firefox. Here’s a quick list for the commands on all the most popular Linux distros and their derivatives. The commands you use will depend on the distribution you’re running. You can also use your system’s package manager to keep Firefox up to date. Updating Firefox via Xfce GUI on Manjaro How to Update Firefox via Command Line

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