How to install Firefox 128 on Linux Mint easily and quickly?
The Linuxverse is full of many Distros, Apps and Games. And in each of these elements or sectors, there are usually some projects that stand out above others in terms of their importance and frequency of updating. Good examples of this are essential and high-demand (use) office applications such as the LibreOffice office suite and the Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser.
And precisely the latter, as we have recently reported here, in Desde Linux, has been updated to the Mozilla Firefox version 128, which, as usual, brings us many useful and interesting news. Furthermore, taking advantage of the fact that we are in the trend of Tutorials with Linux Mint, today we will show you how easy and fast it is, the «install Firefox 128 on Linux Mint 21.3 or lower ». Taking into account that this recent version of Mozilla Firefox is now available in the repositories of said great and efficient Distribution.
But, before continuing with this new Tutorial on Linux Mint and Mozilla Firefox, more specifically for «install Firefox 128 on Linux Mint 21.3 or lower», we recommend that you explore the previous publication related to the launch of said latest version of Firefox, at the end of it:
One of the most important attractions of Firefox 128 is undoubtedly the automatic translation of selected text fragments, which now allows you to select text fragments on a page (since previously the translation was complete on the page). This feature can be accessed via the context menu by right-clicking on the selected block. The translation system is integrated into Firefox and works locally on the user's device, without depending on external cloud services. What's new in Firefox 128?
How to install Firefox 128 on Linux Mint easily and quickly?
Steps to install or update to Firefox 128 on Linux Mint without using the Terminal
Installation from Software Manager
In the case of the Linux Mint Distribution, said Linuxverse project has as its default application installation: a customized version of the Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser. Therefore, installing it from scratch is impossible, unless we uninstall it and install it again using the Software Manager.
Although, it is possible install the original version of Firefox in parallel, using Flathub. As demonstrated in the following images.
Update from Update Manager
Before updating the version currently installed on our Linux Mint, we can validate its current version number by running our Firefox Browser and clicking on the Options Menu / Help / About Firefox. And then, to update it, running the Update Manager application, both from the applications menu and from the notifications icon (shield) located to the right of the bottom panel.
Already inside the Update Manager, we can mark (in the update field) only the Firefox application, or by default, install all pending updates by simply clicking on the “Install updates” button. In order to achieve our goal of having an updated version of said app and any other available.
Finally, below we will show you how Firefox's automatic text translation works, which is one of the notable new features of this launch.
A few days ago, we shared the first part on how to update and optimize Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria to Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia, before migrating to Linux Mint 22 “Wilma”. And today, we will continue with this second part, where we will specifically address the use of the system tools called Update Manager and System Reports.
Summary
In summary, Linux Mint, as is already well known and tested by many, is a great and ideal GNU/Linux Distro, which among many things offers excellent versatility of uses. Standing out, like others like Ubuntu and Zorin, for being very friendly and easy to use, which we can see in this small tutorial on how «install Firefox 128 on Linux Mint 21.3 or lower version» with just a few steps and without the use of the useful and well-appreciated Terminal (Console).
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