Hey, I faced a similar problem myself, but in my case, I did not want to keep the old FF... What I did was: I removed the old installation [rpm -e firefox] Then I downloaded the FF1.5 .tar.gz file Then I built a FF rpm, using rpmbuild, and installed the new FF... That did it for me On 12/28/05, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > * > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- A. Helmy
