[mythtv-users] OT: Firefox Upgrade Problem

[Russel Hill]

On our debian boxes we install it in /usr/local/firefox, then you'll
either have to add /usr/local/firefox to the path or explicitly give
the full path (/usr/local/firefox/firefox) on the command line.

On 3/6/06, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
> Steve Daniels wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> >> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of R. G. Newbury
> >> Sent: 06 March 2006 18:44
> >> To: mythtv-users
> >> Subject: [mythtv-users] OT: Firefox Upgrade Problem
> >>
> >> I seem to be particularly dense today and the 'help' is particularly
> >> obfuscating and useless...
> >> I downloaded Firefox version 1.5.0.1 There are no installation
> >> instructions  in the package, just a  pointer to  go back to the
> >> download page for the installation instructions.
> >>
> >> Anyone see where this is heading?
> >>
> >> The "Installation" instructions merely say:
> >> "Extract the tarball in the directory where you want to install Firefox:
> >>
> >> |"tar -xzvf firefox-1.5.0.1.tar.gz"|
> >>
> >> "This will create a |firefox| subdirectory of that directory."
> >>
> >> Immediately under that is a section:
> >>
> >>
> >>       "Other Platforms"
> >>
> >> "Extract the compressed archive and run firefox."
> >>
> >> Firstly I have no idea where this should be un-tarred...So I tried in my
> >> scratch space and then  in /root/.mozilla. But if I cd into the newly
> >> created firefox directory and run firefox..
> >> I get:  "Cannot find mozilla runtime directory. Exiting."
> >>
> >>
> >> Can anyone help here?
> >>
> >> (Better yet, it now appears that I have munged the original firefox
> >> 1.0.7 which will now not start.
> >>
> >> Geoff
> >>
> >>
> >
> > You haven't said what distro your using, but your best bet is to find a
> > package for it.
> >
> > Have fun.
> >
> > Steve
> >
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> Fedora Core 4  2.6.14_1656
>
> According to the mozilla site, the downloaded tar should be
> sufficient....but nothing I can do can get it to run.
>
> Geoff
>
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