Have a look at the existing shortcut files, and in particular the one for Firefox to see what the syntax looks like: ls /usr/share/applications/firefox then cat /usr/share/applications/sktop Use the ls command to find and check that the Exec and Icon paths are correct. This assumes it was unzipped in the user's home folder. Use :wq! if you opened vi without sudo and need to force exit.Ĭheck that the Exec points to the Waterfox executable. Icon=/home/username/waterfox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png To open an edit session in vi: sudo vi /usr/share/applications/sktopĬontent to add to the file: Open the folder in a file manager and double-click Waterfox to run the browser and test that it works.Įdit the new sktop file and add the configuration lines for Waterfox.You could create a new folder in ~/ called Programs to put this kind of software in or put it under the /home/username folder. Extract the folder Waterfox to a location in your home folder.Double-click the file to open the file in a archive manager.Open Caja or another file manager to the folder where the file was downloaded to.Download the latest Linux version of the file from the Waterfox website.
Download the file, extract using the gui, and link it to the menu.
