On Thursday 22 March 2007, Cameron Simpson wrote: >On 22Mar2007 22:24, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >| There is a readme.txt that point one to a web page in the download of >| ff-2.0.0.3-tar.gz from the ff main site. >| >| Unforch, I cannot find an install script in the archive, nor any >| install/update instructions on the web page. >| >| So how does one go about installing it on an FC6 box? > >I went (slightly paraphrased): > > mkdir /tmp/ff > cd /tmp/ff > tar xvzf the-tarfile.tgz > mv firefox /opt/firefox-2.0.0.3-enGB > ln -s /opt/firefox-2.0.0.3-enGB/firefox /usr/local/bin/. > As a ps to my previous post, a cd'd to /opt/firefox-2.0.0.3-enGB/plugins and: ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/* . brought all the links alive, and a refresh of about:plugins now displays the whole maryann. Thanks again for getting me headed in the simpler but right direction. >Works fine. I also went into /opt/firefox-2.0.0.3-enGB/firefox/plugins >and duplicated the flash and java plugins links from our older firefox >install. >-- >Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 >http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ > >Team work is essential. It gives the enemy other people to shoot at. > - Murphy's Laws of Combat -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Jayne: "You think we should be using my fame to hoodwink folks?" Mal: "You better laugh when you say that." --Episode #7, "Jaynestown"
