'./configure: no such file or directory' when I try to install firefox from tar.bz2 file

Question

Downloaded and unpacked firefox-57.0b13.tar.bz2 into Downloads/firefox. No install or readme instructions found there. Attempted to install using

./configure
make
make install

When I enter ./configure, I get no such file or directory.

What am I doing wrong?

Why exactly don't you just install it using sudo apt install firefox? — dessert, Nov 02 '17 at 18:07
It's probably containing a binary. Look for an executable file named firefox — muru, Nov 02 '17 at 18:07
Nitpicking: It's not the terminal that answers this. It's your shell answering (instructing the terminal to display) this error message, the terminal obeys and displays it. — egmont, Nov 02 '17 at 21:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 05 '17 at 19:36

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It has a binary file called firefox. Double click to open it or type ./firefox in terminal. It's precompiled. It doesn't need to be installed.

edited Nov 05 '17 at 19:36

Zanna

answered Nov 02 '17 at 18:14

BatMan

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