On 12/27/05, Jack Craig <jcraig@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > this approach may not be as elegant as the yum based install, > but ihave been updating FF versions as they come out, keep each in a > peer directory. > > its true i have never tried installing a lower rev after up revev'ing, > but i would expect it should work. > > one last detail, after the install, open the properties on the > FF launcher and make sure the path is to the new location, > not the last one. > > hth,jackc... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Dotan Cohen > Sent: Tue 12/27/2005 9:03 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Cc: > Subject: Firefox for Fedora > > I want to install Firefox 1.5 but Yum does not provide it. So I looked > for rpms on the net and found a few for Fedora, but none are in > Hebrew. Before I install from the oficial tarball, I have some > concerns that I would like some input on: > 1) If I install from the tarball, yum will no longer update Firefox. > Can I tell yum to maintain it anyway? > 2) I did locate and found that most ff files are in > /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.7/ . Can I just unpack the new 1.5 tarball in > /usr/lib/firefox-1.5/ and have them live side by side? > 3) I currently can type the command "firefox" in the command line to > start Firefox. Will this change to start 1.5 if I install them side by > side? If not, how do I correct it? > > Thank you. > > Dotan Cohen > Thanks. Firefox 1.5 had no problems installing next to it's older version. I will update the launchers and keep the old FF in there. This was easier than I thought! Dotan Cohen http://technology-sleuth.com/short_answer/why_are_internet_greeting_cards_dangerous.html *
