I am new to Linux and Fedora Core 3 (installed yesterday)....
When I tried the web browser I found that it is FireFox 1.0 Preview Release, so obviously I want to update it. I can get the 1.0.4 installer all right and I can unzip it too, but when I launch the install it looks like it is going to install a *new* instance of the program and this is not what I want. I want a regular software update, like when I install a new update of a program in Windows. On that platform it updates the *existing* installation instead of creating a new.
One of my reasons for this is that the FireFox is available on the Applications menu in Fedora and I want to get the 1.0.4 launched from there.
So these are my questions: 1) How can I *update* FireFox?
# yum update firefox
This will get the latest firefox packaged for Fedora (download from the Internet) and update your system.
If you run "yum update" without specifying a package name, it will get *all* updates, which is *a lot* for a fresh Fedora Core 3 installation.
2) How can I in general uninstall programs in Fedora?
Fedora uses "packages" called RPM (RedHat Package Manager) files. They make uninstalling particularly easy:
# yum remove packagename
will remove the "packagename" package, and any other package that will not work without it (which is known as a "dependency").
3) Should the installer not ask me to su before continuing?
Yes, unless you're planning to install it into your home directory or somewhere else that you, as a regular user, can write to.
See also: http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware
Paul.
