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Firefox for Chromebook(Linux)

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Marius M
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I am having my first experience with a Chromebook and downloaded Firefox. I got a tablet version, which doesn't work well for me on a big(gish) scren with mouse and keyboard.

I see from a variety of articles across the web that I should be able to install and use a Linux version of Firefox, but I can't find info on this here on mozilla.org Which is my preferred source when it comes to Firefox :)

So: Is there a step-by-step guide to installing Linux version of Firefox on a Chromebook?

I am having my first experience with a Chromebook and downloaded Firefox. I got a tablet version, which doesn't work well for me on a big(gish) scren with mouse and keyboard. I see from a variety of articles across the web that I should be able to install and use a Linux version of Firefox, but I can't find info on this here on mozilla.org Which is my preferred source when it comes to Firefox :) So: Is there a step-by-step guide to installing Linux version of Firefox on a Chromebook?

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Terry
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This article may help. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/run-firefox-chromeos

Marius M
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Thanks.

I got all the way to the very last line.

When I typed

flatpak install firefox

in my terminal I got an error message:

mariusXXXX@penguin:~$ flatpak install firefox Looking for matches… error: No remote refs found similar to ‘firefox’

cor-el
cor-el
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Is this an ARM chromebook or an Intel/AMD chromebook?

Modified by cor-el

Marius M
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The sticker says "Intel Pentium Silver". So, I guess that makes it a "Intel/AMD Chromebook".

Marius M
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Otherwise, following TechRadar's guide, I get the same result as on my first attempt:

mariusXXXX@penguin:~$ flatpak install firefox Looking for matches… error: No remote refs found similar to ‘firefox’ mariusXXXX@penguin:~$