in reply to installation of FireFox :: Mechanize fails - [again]

This bit:

you may need to install the WWW::Mechanize::Firefox module

gives a valuable clue: fire up a cpan shell, and install WWW::Mechanize::Firefox:

$ cpan cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v2.05) Enter 'h' for help. cpan[1]> install WWW::Mechanize::Firefox ...

Have you tried that?