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I am trying to install Firefox Dev and followed this: How do I install the Firefox Developer Edition?

I created, with nano, a file: firefox_dev.desktop in ~/.local/share/applications/firefox_dev.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Firefox Developer 
GenericName=Firefox Developer Edition
Exec=/opt/firefox_dev/firefox
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/firefox_dev/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;X-Developer;
Comment=Firefox Developer Edition Web Browser.

And I'm stuck; how do I launch it?

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  • You mean in Dash? There should be no icon on your desktop. Jan 28, 2015 at 17:59
  • If you followed that link then also recheck your paths for Exec= & Icon=. Ex. from that link for Exec= it would be Exec=/opt/firefox_dev/firefox/firefox An invalid .desktop will not show up in the Dash.
    – doug
    Jan 28, 2015 at 19:18
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    The dash doesn't immediately show changes. Best log out and in again and then it should show up.
    – s3lph
    Jan 28, 2015 at 23:49
  • @Raphael_b: E allora? did logging out and back in work??? ;-) Anyway, it's best to take another icon then the standard mozilla one so you can recognize the 2 easily: I use this one
    – Fabby
    Jan 30, 2015 at 20:06
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    THIS IS NOT "problem that can't be reproduced that seemingly went away on its own". It has been answered. Don't abuse the close reason.
    – Tim
    Jun 28, 2015 at 15:50

2 Answers 2

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Just log out and then log back in… That should do the trick!

Low-quality queue reviewers: That's it as per comments...

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  • touch ~/.local/share/applications/firefox_dev.desktop
    – a55
    May 31, 2023 at 10:21
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Make sure your that your path of Exec,Icon and other paths are correct. This are the contents of my firefox.desktop file.

[Desktop Entry]

Name=Firefox 
GenericName=Firefox
Exec=/home/myapps/firefox/firefox-69.0.1/firefox/firefox
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/myapps/firefox/firefox-69.0.1/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;X-Developer;
Comment=Firefox Developer Edition Web Browser.

where firefox at the end of "Exec" is "ELF 64-bit LSB executable", make sure that you mention that too.

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