Install Firefox from tar.gz

[antidrugue]

I am sure you realized by now that you didn't download Firefox's source code, but the binary version.

There is really nothing to install, just execute the file "firefox" in the firefox directory.

As Smolloy said, you can always use apt-get to install it as well:

apt-get install firefox

More here:
Techno Wizah: Debian HOW-TO : Update Firefox

[devils casper]

FireFox comes as binary only. no need to configure or compile anything.
cd to extracted folder and type firefox.

cd /home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox
firefox

or install it from sources.

su 
apt-get install firefox

[LeeBuckley]

debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# apt-get install firefox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  firefox
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 53.3kB of archives.
After unpacking 111kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://debian.yorku.ca etch/main firefox 2.0.0.3-1 [53.3kB]
Fetched 53.3kB in 10s (4936B/s)
Selecting previously deselected package firefox.
(Reading database ... 65868 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking firefox (from .../firefox_2.0.0.3-1_all.deb) ...
Setting up firefox (2.0.0.3-1) ...
debian:/home/lee/Desktop/Downloads/firefox# ls
browserconfig.properties
chrome
components
defaults
dictionaries
extensions
firefox
firefox-bin
greprefs
icons
libfreebl3.chk
libfreebl3.so
libmozjs.so
libnspr4.so
libnss3.so
libnssckbi.so
libplc4.so
libplds4.so
libsmime3.so
libsoftokn3.chk
libsoftokn3.so
libssl3.so
libxpcom_compat.so
libxpcom_core.so
libxpcom.so
libxpistub.so
mozilla-xremote-client
old-homepage-default.properties
plugins
readme.txt
removed-files
res
run-mozilla.sh
searchplugins
updater
updater.ini
xpicleanup

Thanks everyone......will promise to read the whole book before posting anymore on here.

[LeeBuckley]

ok I lied

how do I use it now!!

I feel like such an idiot.

[devils casper]

isn't firefox available in Menu now?
type firefox in Terminal. does it pop up? post error message if any.

[LeeBuckley]

debian:/# firefox

(firefox-bin:26054): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
debian:/#

[smolloy]

debian:/# firefox

(firefox-bin:26054): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
debian:/#

Do it as a regular user, not root.

Sorry for leading you astray earlier with the attempt to compile an already compiled program. Seems I still have a lot to learn about linux myself!!

[LeeBuckley]

...........cool!!!!!

Thanks for the help and please don't apologise, I feel I used my Sunday wisely for once.

Lee

[pavlo_7]

Firefox in Debian is called Iceweasel
So, try:

apt-get install iceweasel

[Nueguns]

Firefox in Debian is called Iceweasel
So, try:

apt-get install iceweasel

Right, its _called_ iceweasel, but firefox still works with apt and theres a link called firefox as well, and of course thunderbird is called icedove,...

Opera is the better choice anyway, called the same on any platform, better rendering (at least i like it more than the one done by firefox and IE), and opera passed the ACID2-Test...