Firefox Install Error

**joflight** · 07-20-2004

Has anybody seen this error when installing Firefox:

Invalid UTF8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
*** eeeeeeee = [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80520006 (NS_ERROR_FILE_TARGET_DOES_NOT_EXIST) [nsIFile.remove]" nsresult: "0x80520006 (NS_ERROR_FILE_TARGET_DOES_NOT_EXIST)" location: "JS frame :: file:///usr/local/firefox/firefox-installer/components/nsExtensionManager.js :: ensureExtensionsFiles :: line 245" data: no]

I downloaded the tar.gz, extracted it into usr/local/firefox
Then I ran the firefox-installer, and it just stopped and gave me this error.
So I deleted the directory it was in, and tried again. The same thing happened, and I'm kind of stuck.
Any help on this would be appreciated, since I don't really know what I'm doing.

**dan@george** · 07-20-2004

Where did you get this download? It sounds corrupted. Try using a different download.

**kkubasik** · 07-20-2004

that, and you were running this as root/su correct?

**joflight** · 07-20-2004

I got the download from the mozilla site itsellf. I mean if those files are corrupted, then what's the point! Another question for anybody out the re; does the directory I put it in under look like it's right.
Yes, I ws logged in as root when I did all of this. Any suggestions?...

**kkubasik** · 07-20-2004

do you have broadband, and not mind trying teh dl again? that seems the most likely, somehow the file was curropted either durign the dl or a copy.

**joflight** · 07-20-2004

No problem. I'll try the download again. hey, if that'll fix it. I'm up for it... hold on, let me try...

**kkubasik** · 07-20-2004

just post when its all said and done

**joflight** · 07-20-2004

O.k. man, you were right!!! That's terrific. I downloaded it again, and it worked like clockwork!... FANTASTIC!!! Thanks man. One more question: How would I go about eliminating MOZILLA 1.4 from the system completely, and making sure that the system uses FIREFOX as the default browser for everything? Oh, and are there any cool plugins I should know about that I might download with it? (I mean if you're running it, and you know of any..)

**keyshawn** · 07-20-2004

well, if mozilla was installed during your system installation and you're using a rpm-based distro [mdk, red-hat, etc.] then just go to the rpm manager and remove it, or type in the CL:
rpm -e package [replace package with mozilla]

OR: just go to the location its stored in [usually usr/local/] and delete the folder, that probably works.

to set the default browser, you can do that in firefox's preferences.

ps - make sure to backup your bookmarks and extensions that i'd recommend are magpie and adblock.

keyshawn

**joflight** · 07-20-2004

I'm running Fedora Core 1
yeah, I think Mozilla was installed with it.
Unfortunately, when I looked up the preferences thing for Firefox, it says that only works for windows systems.
Is installing Java complicated?
How about FLASH?

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