[Grammar] Should 'the' be omitted from 'I have installed the Firefox recommended by Peter'?

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1. I have installed Firefox.
2. I have installed the latest Firefox.
3. I have installed the Firefox recommended by Peter.

Should 'the' be omitted before 'Firefox', a proper noun?
 

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I would make only one small change. For the third one I would say:

I have installed Firefox as recommended by Peter.
 

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I think something was left out there. I would say:

I did not turn it off, but.I.enabled....

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Should 'the' be omitted from the sentence in post#3?
 

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It seems OK to me.
 
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Going back to the original question, I would use "I have installed the latest version of Firefox".
 

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Should 'the' be omitted from the sentence in post#3?

It could be. I would guess that it has been used because of the word Tweaker, which makes it sound less like a name and more like a device, but most software doesn't take a definite article.
 

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3. I have installed the Firefox recommended by Peter.

Should 'the' be omitted before 'Firefox', a proper noun?

I would only use the article if Peter had recommended a special version of Firefox rather than the standard one.
 

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There is no need to use an article before a proper noun followed by an adjectival phrase.

Is that correct?
 

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There is no need to use an article before a proper noun followed by an adjectival phrase.

Is that correct?
I would not try to generalize that way.
 

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Article usage with proper nouns is not consistent, so trying to synthesise a general rule from a couple of examples of the specific case of software is likely to end in tears. :up:
 

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Probably not, though you could.
 

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I would say:

Carter is marrying that pretty girl, Amy.
 
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