how to create link on desktop

[jut]

dumb question time....

I installed firefox in:

/home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox

how do I create a link to it on the desktop? thank you.

[devils casper]

Right click on Desktop and select Create Launcher. Type /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox in Command Box. Assign Icon from List.
OR
Execute this

ln -sf  /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox ~/Desktop/FireFox

[jut]

Unfortunately , that doesn't work.

[daark.child]

The command for your desktop shortcut/launcher should be /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox/firefox. If you are using KDE, you would right click on an empty space on the desktop -> create new -> link to application. In the "application tab" enter the command /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox/firefox as the command to run firefox. You can also edit the name of the link and choose an icon. If using GNOME, the process is more or less the same.

[devils casper]

I missed an extra firefox word.

ln -sf  /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox/firefox ~/Desktop/FireFox

[jut]

I got the process of creating a link down pat, but this appears to be the problem.... I can't execute firefox unless the pwd is actually in the firefox folder:

jut@jut:~/Desktop/Downloads/firefox$ cd ~
jut@jut:~$ pwd
/home/jut
jut@jut:~$ /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox/firefox
/home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox/firefox-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directoryjut@jut:~$ cd /home/jut/Desktop/Downloads/firefox
jut@jut:~/Desktop/Downloads/firefox$ firefox

... and does anyone know why firefox is called "ice weasel" ?

thanks guys

[daark.child]

You need to install libstdc++5 in order for Firefox to work.

#aptitude upadate
#aptitude install libstdc++5

Once thats installed you should be able to run Firefox from the Fireofx working directory and any links or launchers you created.

[jut]

Firefox works just fine. The program is able to run, it's just that I have to run firefox within the firefox directory... which is weird, I should beable to run it no matter what my present working directory is.

[jut]

You need to install libstdc++5 in order for Firefox to work.

#aptitude upadate
#aptitude install libstdc++5

Once thats installed you should be able to run Firefox from the Fireofx working directory and any links or launchers you created.

Thanks, that did the trick... it works now.

Help me understand, why did I need that package to run firefox from outside it's directory (ie, I had to have my PWD as /home/jut/Desktop/Download/firefox or else I could not run firefox). So if I was in the firefox directory, firefox would run correctly. Before I installed that package, firefox would run correctly. Now, after installing that package, I can run firefox no matter my PWD. And now I can run firefox using a link on that desktop too.

Thanks for the help.