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  1. 11-05-2005 #1
    carspidey
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    Firefox

    How do i install firefox into my laptop...i am a new user in linux.. new new...
    can someone help me here????
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  2. 11-05-2005 #2
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    Re: Firefox

    Quote Originally Posted by carspidey
    How do i install firefox into my laptop...i am a new user in linux.. new new...
    can someone help me here????
    you original question and the unswer to it is here:
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/top...tml&highlight=
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  3. 11-06-2005 #3
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    mozilla firefox

    how do i install this in my computer... i have debian for amd64.... i don't know how to do it... i unpackaged the tar.gz and from there i don't konow what to do/// can somebody help here???
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    Read this tutorial, scroll down towards apt-get and set it up on your system, then run:
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    apt-get install mozilla-firefox
    If you want to use the tarball you downloaded from mozilla, do the following in the terminal:
    Code:
    cd /the_place_where_you_saved_firefox
tar -xzvf firefox-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-.tar.gz  <-- replace with correct name of firefox.
cd ./firefox 
./firefox
or 
cd ./firefox-installer
./firefox-installer
    Next time try reading the install documentation

    edited to include correct cd commands to get to the installer script
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  5. 11-06-2005 #5
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    Need help...

    I have tried both ways.. none seem to be working for me.. the first way of doing it seems weird...i went to do that tutorial... but i get half way and then i don't know what to do... for example it sends me to look for a text file.. firefox doesn't have it.... right after that.. it tells me i have to do a couple more steps.. but i don't know how to do those?? where do i run those command lines.. "./configure" and the rest?? inside the directory where i dowlowded??? this is what i have inside my directory:

    debian:/home/carspidey# ls
    Desktop firefox-installer install_flash_player_7_linux
    firefox-1.0.7.installer.tar.gz hello install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz
    debian:/home/carspidey# tar -xzvf firefox-1.0.7.installer.tar.gz
    firefox-installer/
    firefox-installer/xpi/
    firefox-installer/xpi/adt.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/browser.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/en-US.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/help.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/talkback.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/xpcom.xpi
    firefox-installer/config.ini
    firefox-installer/header.png
    firefox-installer/install.ini
    firefox-installer/license.txt
    firefox-installer/watermark.png
    firefox-installer/firefox-installer
    firefox-installer/firefox-installer-bin
    debian:/home/carspidey/firefox-installer# ./install.ini
    -su: ./install.ini: Permission denied


    I don't know what to do here??? i am kinda getting lost.. completely lost
    can someone help me here...
    And also. when i do the sources.list.. and run apt-get update it doesn't find anything.. i don't know what the problem is... help>>>>
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  6. 11-06-2005 #6
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    That tutorial I liked to is for installing different kinds of files on linux. Now, the reason I told you to look at apt-get is because it is Debian's way on installing applications. So after you install firefox, just re-read the part about apt-get and perform software installations this way (it is much easier as a simple apt-get install mozilla-firefox will download and install firefox for you along with any dependancies).

    Now for installing firefox (using the files you have downloaded), do the following:
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    cd firefox-installer
./firefox-installer
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  7. 11-07-2005 #7
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    Re: Need help...

    Quote Originally Posted by carspidey
    I have tried both ways.. none seem to be working for me.. the first way of doing it seems weird...i went to do that tutorial... but i get half way and then i don't know what to do... for example it sends me to look for a text file.. firefox doesn't have it.... right after that.. it tells me i have to do a couple more steps.. but i don't know how to do those?? where do i run those command lines.. "./configure" and the rest?? inside the directory where i dowlowded??? this is what i have inside my directory:

    debian:/home/carspidey# ls
    Desktop firefox-installer install_flash_player_7_linux
    firefox-1.0.7.installer.tar.gz hello install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz
    debian:/home/carspidey# tar -xzvf firefox-1.0.7.installer.tar.gz
    firefox-installer/
    firefox-installer/xpi/
    firefox-installer/xpi/adt.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/browser.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/en-US.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/help.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/talkback.xpi
    firefox-installer/xpi/xpcom.xpi
    firefox-installer/config.ini
    firefox-installer/header.png
    firefox-installer/install.ini
    firefox-installer/license.txt
    firefox-installer/watermark.png
    firefox-installer/firefox-installer
    firefox-installer/firefox-installer-bin
    debian:/home/carspidey/firefox-installer# ./install.ini
    -su: ./install.ini: Permission denied


    I don't know what to do here??? i am kinda getting lost.. completely lost
    can someone help me here...
    And also. when i do the sources.list.. and run apt-get update it doesn't find anything.. i don't know what the problem is... help>>>>
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  8. 11-08-2005 #8
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    you are trying to use wrong file:
    Code:
    debian&#58;/home/carspidey/firefox-installer# ./install.ini
    it should be:
    Code:
    debian&#58;/home/carspidey/firefox-installer# ./firefox-installer
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