How To Install Firefox 5 On Ubuntu 10.04 And 10.10

Firefox 5 is now available in the Stable Firefox PPA for both Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10. Users of Ubuntu 11.04 have to only perform an update to install Firefox 5.

To install Firefox 5 on Ubuntu 10.04/10.10, launch the Terminal and issue these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

For Ubuntu 11.04, use these commands:


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox