Re: Firefox install on FC2

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Use apt/yum to install firefox it will keep you upto date on new
versions whenever you update your systems and in kde it automatically
creates an icon. simple as apt-get install firefox
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 13:10, Hardy Merrill wrote:
> It's been a while since I've worked on a RH system, so
> please bear with me.  I downloaded the Firefox 0.93
> installer into /root, untared/ungziped it, and ran
> firefox_installer, which created a
> /root/firefox_installer directory with the firefox
> executable in it.  I'd like to be able to kick off
> firefox by just typing "firefox" at a command prompt
> without having to be in the /root directory.
> 
> So my first attempt was to go to /usr/bin and create a
> "firefox" link to /root/firefox_installer/firefox. 
> That works fine, but it ties up terminal session
> (foreground) when I do it.
> 
> My ultimate goal is to create a Firefox icon app on
> the XFCE desktop or taskbar - I created an app link on
> the taskbar but get a permissions error when I try to
> kick off firefox from there.
> 
> I'm sure I'm doing a lot of things wrong here - please
> enlighten me.  How _should_ this be done?  I'm sure
> /root is not the right place to unpack the tarball,
> right?
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Hardy Merrill
> 
> 
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