Install Firefox from tar.gz

06-04-2007	#1 (permalink)
LeeBuckley Just Joined! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 30	Install Firefox from tar.gz Hi New to Linux as of today and I have tried to find the solutions to this without wasting your time. I followed the step by step guide on Installing Software in GNU/Linux and still can not get past the ./configure stage. I download the file (in this instance firefox) and use the "tar -zxvf" command to unzip the file, it then goes downhill from there. I go into what I think is the correct "Firefox" directory and type the "./configure" command this is what I get debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ./configure bash: ./configure: No such file or directory I know I am being thick and I have tried to find the answers by reading but I am stuck and I apologise if you have answered this 4,000,000 time. Lee

06-04-2007	#2 (permalink)
smolloy Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CA, but from N.Ireland Posts: 2,407	This just means that you haven't changed to the right directory. The directory that "tar" makes normally has the same name as the .tar file (but without the .tar extension). After untarring, use ls to have a look at the contents of the directory -- this will help you figure out the right directory to change to. I've never used Debian, but I thought there was a package management system you could use to get around these problems. I think apt-get is the package management system for Debian, so try "man apt-get" to see how to use it. It should be as simple as "apt-get mozilla-firefox" to install firefox, but you may have to set up some internet repositories first. __________________ Registered Linux user #388328 \|\| Registered LFS user #15880 AMD 64 X2 4600+ :: 2X1GB DDR2 800 :: GeForce 9400 GT 512MB :: ASUS M2N32 Deluxe :: 4X250GB SATAII Need instant help? Try us on IRC -- #linuxforums on freenode

06-04-2007	#3 (permalink)
LeeBuckley Just Joined! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 30	thanks for the fast reply. I tried it in the directory with all the files in it. Looked around on the file system for anything else that could be it and there was nothing. There is a directory on the desktop called firefox, I tried to delete this to start the whole process from scratch and it told me I didn't have the permission to delete!!

06-04-2007	#4 (permalink)
smolloy Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CA, but from N.Ireland Posts: 2,407	If you become root you can get permissions to delete that folder. Just be careful what you do as root, since it's not very forgiving of mistakes To become root, Code: su - <your-root-password> Make sure to use the "-" in the su command. Use the "exit" command to stop being root. Did you try "man apt-get" ?? __________________ Registered Linux user #388328 \|\| Registered LFS user #15880 AMD 64 X2 4600+ :: 2X1GB DDR2 800 :: GeForce 9400 GT 512MB :: ASUS M2N32 Deluxe :: 4X250GB SATAII Need instant help? Try us on IRC -- #linuxforums on freenode Last edited by smolloy; 06-04-2007 at 02:33 AM.. Reason: Fixed stupid mistake

06-04-2007	#5 (permalink)
LeeBuckley Just Joined! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 30	tried to run it in the correct way. This is what I got. debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ./configure -su: ./configure: No such file or directory debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ls browserconfig.properties libnspr4.so mozilla-xremote-client chrome libnss3.so old-homepage-default.properties components libnssckbi.so plugins defaults libplc4.so readme.txt dictionaries libplds4.so removed-files extensions libsmime3.so res firefox libsoftokn3.chk run-mozilla.sh firefox-bin libsoftokn3.so searchplugins greprefs libssl3.so updater icons libxpcom_compat.so updater.ini libfreebl3.chk libxpcom_core.so xpicleanup libfreebl3.so libxpcom.so libmozjs.so libxpistub.so debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ./configure firefox -su: ./configure: No such file or directory debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# configure -su: configure: command not found debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox#

06-04-2007	#6 (permalink)
smolloy Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CA, but from N.Ireland Posts: 2,407	I understand the problem. Firefox must install in a different way. First read the readme.txt, Code: less readme.txt There are probably instructions in there, which I think will tell you to run "run-mozilla.sh" Code: ./run-mozilla.sh This should install firefox for you. Sorry this took so long. I should have remembered that. __________________ Registered Linux user #388328 \|\| Registered LFS user #15880 AMD 64 X2 4600+ :: 2X1GB DDR2 800 :: GeForce 9400 GT 512MB :: ASUS M2N32 Deluxe :: 4X250GB SATAII Need instant help? Try us on IRC -- #linuxforums on freenode

06-04-2007	#7 (permalink)
LeeBuckley Just Joined! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 30	thanks for your time, much appreciated. I tried the option you gave me and this is what I got back at me!! I have downloaded 2. Computing Sub-basics and plan on reading it cover to cover. debian:/home/lee# cd Desktop/Downloads debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads# ls firefox debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads# cd /firefox bash: cd: /firefox: No such file or directory debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads# cd firefox debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ls browserconfig.properties libnspr4.so mozilla-xremote-client chrome libnss3.so old-homepage-default.properties components libnssckbi.so plugins defaults libplc4.so readme.txt dictionaries libplds4.so removed-files extensions libsmime3.so res firefox libsoftokn3.chk run-mozilla.sh firefox-bin libsoftokn3.so searchplugins greprefs libssl3.so updater icons libxpcom_compat.so updater.ini libfreebl3.chk libxpcom_core.so xpicleanup libfreebl3.so libxpcom.so libmozjs.so libxpistub.so debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ./run-mozilla.sh run-mozilla.sh: Cannot execute . debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ./firefox ./firefox-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox#

06-04-2007	#8 (permalink)
smolloy Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CA, but from N.Ireland Posts: 2,407	Weird. That should have worked. Try, Code: ls -l /home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox Post the results back here. By the way, you should put code inside code tags so that it's easier for us to read. 1/ Was there anything useful in readme.txt? 2/ Did you try apt-get? __________________ Registered Linux user #388328 \|\| Registered LFS user #15880 AMD 64 X2 4600+ :: 2X1GB DDR2 800 :: GeForce 9400 GT 512MB :: ASUS M2N32 Deluxe :: 4X250GB SATAII Need instant help? Try us on IRC -- #linuxforums on freenode

06-04-2007

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LeeBuckley

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Code:

 /home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox
total 13684
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      232 2007-05-15 04:46 browserconfig.properties
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 chrome
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 components
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 defaults
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:46 dictionaries
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 extensions
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root     5247 2007-05-15 04:47 firefox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10541604 2007-05-15 04:47 firefox-bin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 greprefs
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 icons
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      476 2007-05-15 04:47 libfreebl3.chk
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   231468 2007-05-15 04:47 libfreebl3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   627612 2007-05-15 04:47 libmozjs.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   176716 2007-05-15 04:47 libnspr4.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   430608 2007-05-15 04:47 libnss3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   260832 2007-05-15 04:47 libnssckbi.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    15304 2007-05-15 04:47 libplc4.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root     8240 2007-05-15 04:47 libplds4.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   138316 2007-05-15 04:47 libsmime3.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      476 2007-05-15 04:47 libsoftokn3.chk
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   309624 2007-05-15 04:47 libsoftokn3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   155560 2007-05-15 04:47 libssl3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    94924 2007-05-15 04:47 libxpcom_compat.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   698672 2007-05-15 04:47 libxpcom_core.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root     9240 2007-05-15 04:47 libxpcom.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root     8284 2007-05-15 04:47 libxpistub.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    10336 2007-05-15 04:47 mozilla-xremote-client
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      112 2007-05-15 04:46 old-homepage-default.properties
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 plugins
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      177 2007-05-15 04:47 readme.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    13062 2007-05-15 04:46 removed-files
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:47 res
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    10492 2007-05-15 04:47 run-mozilla.sh
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 2007-05-15 04:46 searchplugins
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    67496 2007-05-15 04:47 updater
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      145 2007-05-15 04:46 updater.ini
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    21368 2007-05-15 04:47 xpicleanup
debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox#

Tried the Help.txt file and it referred me to the webpage where I couldn't find anything.

Trying to do this with a teething 4 month old in my ear, I am impressed by my patience!!

06-04-2007

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smolloy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LeeBuckley

Trying to do this with a teething 4 month old in my ear, I am impressed by my patience!!

Wow! I'm impressed as well!

I'm really confused now. The following line in the code is the important one,

Code:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root    10492 2007-05-15 04:47 run-mozilla.sh

The x in "-rwxr-xr-x" means that the file is executable, yet you weren't able to execute it.

I assume you tried to run it as root?

Did you try apt-get yet?

I really don't understand this. Installing firefox really should be much easier than this

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