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title: "How to install Firefox Quantum on Debian Stretch ?"
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date: 2017-11-16
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url: how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch
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layout: post
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category: Tutorials
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image: /img/blog/how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch_1.jpg
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description: "A quick guide to enjoy Firefox Quantum from APT sources !"
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[](/img/blog/how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch_1.jpg)
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Oh ! Guess what ? One more new article about Firefox Quantum !
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If you're here, no need to explain why **YOU HAVE TO** upgrade to this new version, right ?
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Faster, stronger, lighter and... OMG WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIREFOX, AREN'T WE ???
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BUT, I was a bit disappointed about not being able to install it with APT (even on the latest Debian)... So no more yelling, this is the procedure :
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1. First, we'll have to add the `sid` ("Still In Development") repository to our APT sources (actually, I imagine only the next stable version of Debian would have Quantum shipped-in) :
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`# echo 'deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ sid main contrib non-free' >> /etc/apt/sources.list`
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2. Once it's done, just update the packages list :
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`# apt update`
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3. :warning: Dangerous part :warning:
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The new Firefox depends on some packages versions not "officially available" in Stretch (list at [the end of the article](#breaking-packages)).
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It's very likely that upgrading them actually breaks some other packages...
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Be careful and please, **do listen to APT** for once in your life (:stuck_out_tongue:) !
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Once you read that, you may run :
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`# apt install firefox/sid`
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4. If everything went fine, and the new Firefox effectively starts, you can consider removing the old one :
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`# apt remove firefox-esr`
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Now, you should have such a configuration :
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[](/img/blog/how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch_2.png)
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> Whut, 57.0 ? Are you kidding again ? You're so late bro' :confused:
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>> Yeah I know, the v58 is already out, but soon we'll get it :rofl:
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Enjoy ! :tada: :wave:
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However, I advise you to change your APT settings to make the `sid` repository coexist with the others (and avoid a full system upgrade simultaneously :wink:).
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To do so, just paste the following into a file named (for instance) `/etc/apt/preferences.d/firefox-with-sid` :
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{% highlight config %}
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Package: firefox
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Pin: release n=sid
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Pin-Priority: 500
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Package: *
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Pin: release n=sid
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Pin-Priority: 1
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{% endhighlight %}
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Now you may enjoy new Firefox versions from `sid`, and "regular" updates like before when you'll run `# apt upgrade` ! :ok_hand:
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---
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### Breaking packages
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* libevent (2.1-6)
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* libhunspell (1.6)
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* libfontconfig1 (2.12.3)
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* libnss3 (2:3.33)
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### Sources
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Post mainly inspired from [here](https://debian-facile.org/viewtopic.php?id=19816).
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