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I can't install firefox on a mac because when i try to open the dmg file it says, "wrong protocol type for socket."

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i am trying to install firefox 46.0.1 on my mac that has OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 It downloads from safari but then there is an error message that says, "wrong protocol type for socket."

i am trying to install firefox 46.0.1 on my mac that has OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 It downloads from safari but then there is an error message that says, "wrong protocol type for socket."

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cor-el
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You can find the full version of the current Firefox release (46.0.1) in all languages and all operating systems here:

Make sure that Firefox gets installed properly.

Open the Firefox Disk Image file and drag the Firefox application to the Applications folder on your hard drive. You shouldn't double-click the Firefox application to run it from the Disk Image, but instead drag it out of the DMG folder.