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# {mod}`mozinstall` --- Install and uninstall Gecko-based applications

mozinstall is a small python module with several convenience methods

useful for installing and uninstalling a gecko-based application

(e.g. Firefox) on the desktop.

## Simple example

```

import mozinstall

import tempfile

tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()

firefox_dmg = 'firefox-38.0a1.en-US.mac.dmg'

install_folder = mozinstall.install(src=firefox_dmg, dest=tempdir)

binary = mozinstall.get_binary(install_folder, 'Firefox')

# from here you can execute the binary directly

# ...

mozinstall.uninstall(install_folder)

```

## API Documentation

```{eval-rst}

.. automodule:: mozinstall

   :members: is_installer, install, get_binary, uninstall,

             InstallError, InvalidBinary, InvalidSource

```