Introduction
This is a small and quick guide on How to install Firefox in Kali Linux. 
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed for Windows, OS X, and Linux, with a mobile version for Android, by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.
As of July 2013, Firefox has between 16% and 21% of worldwide usage, making it the third most popular web browser, according to different sources. According to Mozilla, Firefox counts over 450 million users around the world. The browser has had particular success in Indonesia, Germany, and Poland, where it is the most popular browser with 57%, 45% and 44% of the market share, respectively. Source: Wikipedia
IceWeasel is the default browser in Kali Linux which is really Firefox with a different name and logo. Debian guru’s didn’t like Mozilla’s license agreement and decided to use IceWeasel instead of Firefox. Personally, I can’t see much differences but if you’re one of those people who MUST use Firefox this guide will help you to replace IceWeasel with Firefox.
Note: This is copy paste guide to achieve that. So yeah, this is the best way to go about..
Close IceWeasel
If you have IceWeasel running, how are you going to remove it? So copy these instructions into Leafpad and close IceWeasel. Maybe you could bookmark this site to come back and check? Upto you really.
Install Firefox in Kali Linux
Copy paste these commands in your Terminal.
apt-get remove iceweasel echo -e "\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29 apt-get update apt-get install firefox-mozilla-build
Conclusion
Now find Firefox logo and fire it up. Hope this small guide helps someone out there.. Thanks for reading. Please share and RT.
65 comments
returns a error when adding the key server, any ideas?
Show me the error message please.
Did you manage to remove IceWeasel first? (you need to close IceWeasel before you remove it).
Also you might have to fix Kali Keys. Followings are for Kali Keys
gpg –keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu –recv-key ED444FF07D8D0BF6gpg -a –export ED444FF07D8D0BF6 | sudo apt-key add -
or
apt-key updateThen
apt-get updateand retry.Edit 20/01/2014 – Since making the comment above, I’ve had an issue “WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!” and managed to fix it.
Commands that just worked for me October 2016
How to install Firefox-Mozilla on Kali Linux 2.0
Open up a terminal ALT + CTRL + T
step 1. apt-get remove iceweasel
step 2. echo -e “\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main” | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null
step 3. apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29
step 4. apt-get update
step 5. apt-get install firefox-mozilla-build
Terminal Output
root@kali:~# apt-get remove iceweasel
root@kali:~# echo -e “\ndeb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main”
deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main
root@kali:~# apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29
Executing: /tmp/tmp.ujp7XhhmwD/gpg.1.sh –recv-keys
–keyserver
keyserver.ubuntu.com
C1289A29
gpg: requesting key C1289A29 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key C1289A29: “Daniel Folkinshteyn (Ubuntuzilla signing key) ” not changed
gpg: key C1289A29: “Daniel Folkinshteyn (Ubuntuzilla signing key) ” not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 2
gpg: unchanged: 2
root@kali:~# sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all InRelease [1,891 B]
Get:2 http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all/main amd64 Packages [892 B]
Fetched 2,783 B in 1s (2,470 B/s)
Reading package lists… Done
root@kali:~# apt-get install firefox-mozilla-build
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
firefox-mozilla-build
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 56.5 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all/main amd64 firefox-mozilla-build amd64 49.0.2-0ubuntu1 [56.5 MB]
Fetched 56.5 MB in 41s (1,359 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package firefox-mozilla-build.
(Reading database … 298219 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack …/firefox-mozilla-build_49.0.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb …
Adding ‘diversion of /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/firefox.ubuntu by firefox-mozilla-build’
Unpacking firefox-mozilla-build (49.0.2-0ubuntu1) …
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6) …
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) …
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59) …
Setting up firefox-mozilla-build (49.0.2-0ubuntu1) …
Now wait 3-5 minutes and type mozilla in the terminal
if you got any problems like error which tells you Type
' e'is not known on line 12 in source lisr/etc/apt/sources.listtry to delete some stuff from/etc/apt/sources.listuse this command:
nano /etc/apt/sources.listafter you delete press
ctrl+othan enter andctrl+xand enter try again this procedure above to install a web-browserRather than trial and error method I feel that a better solution would be to use Official Kali Repositories. Either way, thanks Cybersu, this might be quite helpful to someone who bumps into a similar issue.
I am running into error
W: Failed to fetch http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzi… Unable to find expected entry 'mail/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
so when i try apt-get install firefox-mozilla-build i get error
Package firefox is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
E: Package 'firefox' has no installation candidate
so I've googled this and I'm lost
please advise
Hi Dave,
Your main error message is
Please check
/etc/apt/sources.listfile using leafpad (vi is good, but leafpad is more visual.Edit this file to ensure you don’t have any funny characters in there. (i.e. You can add the source list to the following line manually)
and then you need to add the key using the following command:
and update and install firefox.
A detailed Wiki is in here if you’re interested Ubuntuzilla Wiki page
you're a genious!! the problem was in my sources.list file deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzi… all main was somehow deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzi… all mail haha so changed the l to an n and viola! :D thanks a ton!
Thanks for tip!!!!!!
When I try: apt-get remove iceweasel
It tries to unistall also gnome-core.
I have to continue?? :S
Hi Xmc,
Doesn't make any differences. When you remove IceWeasel, it complains about lots of autoremove packages (including gnome-core … yeah I know very weird and scary) etc.. I ignored them and installed Firefox, those warning went away. If you wanna be extra careful, you could try to do it in a VirualBox to confirm before you try it in your main installation… Just a thought ..
so, should i remove them?
root@X:~# apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
baobab caribou caribou-antler empathy empathy-common fonts-cantarell
gcalctool gdm3 gnome-backgrounds gnome-dictionary gnome-disk-utility
gnome-font-viewer gnome-icon-theme-extras gnome-packagekit
gnome-packagekit-data gnome-screenshot gnome-system-log gucharmap
libavahi-gobject0 libavahi-ui-gtk3-0 libcaribou-gtk-module
libcaribou-gtk3-module libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0
libgdict-1.0-6 libgdict-common libgdu-gtk0 libgeocode-glib0 libmozjs24d
libtelepathy-farstream2 libunique-3.0-0 mobile-broadband-provider-info
nautilus-sendto-empathy network-manager-gnome sound-theme-freedesktop
telepathy-gabble telepathy-logger telepathy-salut vino xulrunner-24.0
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 40 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
After this operation, 148 MB disk space will be freed.
what should i do?
NO. Don’t remove yet.
I am assuming you installed XFCE/MATE and now removing those? Install WICD (for network management) as this autoremove will remove
network-manager-gnomewhich is used by both GNOME and XFCE. Then remove one or two package at a time. (baobab caribou etc.) In case you end up loosing your Network and X Display, you can still use WICD to reconnect and install anything to fix that.sir… i lose my network manager after installing firefox, and do the apt-get autoremove.. pls help me sir.?
I’m not sure why but this weblog is loading extremely slow for me.
Is anyone else having this issue or is it a problem on my end?
I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.
cause I cant afford a better server.. :-(
please i tried to install firefox or any other software on kali but they keep telling me package not found.please help me
Hi ashu,
Can you show me your exact error message?
i have here a situation in my instalation .
Instead closing and removing iceweasel first i leave iceweasel opened to tale notes on the commands .
the firefox installation was not completed sucefully and now everytime i try to install it with :
apt-get install mozilla-firefox-build
i get this error :
status `half-installed’)
firefox-mozilla-build
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Hi pedropt,
Copy this comment in a Leafpad and try the commands as shown:
Try removing Firefox
CMD:
If remove fails try re-installing
CMD:
Good luck.
-BMO
Bingo !!!
Thank you for the tip , it worked perfectly .
Thank you, really helped me!
thanks my fucking bro
its really worked
Thanks
Hmmm… I get a gpg: keyserver timed out error on the apt-key command…
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Ray
Never mind… Bloody UTM Firewall… that is all… :)
Cheers,
Ray.
Lol Sophos or CheckPoint? Use VPN next time maybe to avoid corporate policy bypass.
Neither! D-Link DFL UTM – Based on Kaspersky signatures if I recall correctly… This device uses paranoid policy – literally!
Bounced the laptop through my 3G Phone via Personal Hotspot – Downloaded the key immediately!
Cheers,
Ray.
I know I’ve written this guide, but with Firefox’s new DRM mandatory policy implementation, I stopped using Firefox.
Thanks blackMORE.
I’m doing another step
install Firefox For Another Language
Just Four Commands …
1- Download Any Language You want From : http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
2- Close iceweasel
Then />
3- apt-get remove iceweasel
4- tar -xjvf firefox-30.0.tar.bz2
5- mv firefox /opt/firefox
6- ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
7- Done.
root@kali:exit
; )
Thanks alm6iri. I’m sure many people would find it useful. Appreciate it.
i used your treat bud (y)
Hello
It was nice to learn through your article on how to install mozilla firefox on kali linux 32 bit.
However, I tried many times and I keep receiving the below mentioned error msgs and I am stuck without firefox. I have also removed iceweasel which was there before
Any help is highly appreciated
W: Failed to fetch http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt/dists/all/Release.gpg Could not connect to kaz.dl.sourceforge.net:80 (88.204.157.163), connection timed out
If I remove iceweasel then what should I do instead of ” proxychains iceweasel ” after service start tor ?
PS: I’m posting after reassuring myself that No question is stupid question, hope you’d feel the same ;)
Hi Samir, Good question. You can use proxychains with any program. I.e. “proxychains firefox” or “proxychains chrome” or “proxychains xchat” etc.
The basic idea is “proxychains executable-name”. Hope that explains. Cheers,
-BMO
apt-get update
E: Type ‘“ndeb’ is not known on line 10 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Edit and fix line #10 of your sources.list file.
I got the same thing! U say edit it but edit the source list to what?
Remove the ‘n’ char in ‘ndeb’.
I got error E:Unable to locate package firefox-mozilla-build……………… at the last step……….please help
Works fine for me Thanks a lot
Worked like a dream even replaced the icon, thank you brother.
It worked a treat. thanks for the refresher, I always have to pull up a tutorial every time I do this. ;-)
Cheers
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Mine gives error after this section apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29 gpg: requesting key C1289A29 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: keyserver timed out
gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error
hello i am installing Firefox from the above method and it’s working fine but i want to downgrade the Firefox to firefox-26.0.tar.bz2 and i am download the .tar.bz2 file from Mozilla repository and i am extracting the Mozilla from
tar xvf /opt/firefox but it saw me error like bash: /usr/bin/firefox: cannot execute binary file
Thank you soo much for this guide, it really helped me
I got this Error
gpg: keyserver timed out
gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error
I couldnt understand removing firefox build and then reinstalling it worked and why id didnt work the first time werid.
I am getting an error which says:
E: Unable to locate package firefox-mozilla-build
Please suggest how to resolve this?
blackMore thanks again for your awsome tutorials and website, keep doing it !
hey how would i update the logo at the top next to terminal to the firefox logo vs the white box with error symbol in it? i already made the shortcut go to firefox but the logo will not show up. Thanks
error msg is coming r u root ? permission denied
Hello guys please how do i install any softwares in kali linux. justed started using kali for the first time. tried to install open office, software center but didnt work. please i need your help
Hey Franklyn, You should use the following command
sudo apt-get install
Pleas don’t use software center…
If you need any windows software on linux, just google playonlinux and you will see clear instructions, I bet open office and all those production software are available on playonlinux
hi all,
# apt-get remove iceweasel
Reading package lists… Done
E: Type ‘“ndeb’ is not known on line 9 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
can anyone help me,
thanks
Gng gud so far. Will this install latest firefox. Like 45+
showing this error
: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run ‘dpkg –configure -a’ to correct the problem.
I want 2 be hacker
Unable to locate package firefox-mozilla-build
E: Type ‘“ndeb’ is not known on line 6 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
when try apt-get update .
this comes in front of me
please try to solve the problem
E: the method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found .
Please solve this error
Its just showing :-
apt-get remove iceweasel
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gsettings-desktop-schemas : Breaks: mutter (< 3.19.92) but 3.18.2-1 is to be installed
libgnome-desktop-3-12 : Breaks: mutter (< 3.21.2) but 3.18.2-1 is to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
Firefox esr is not responding in my kali linux…what to do?
please tell me how to solve this
E: Unable to locate package firefox-mozilla-build