How to start firefox on suse

[vitalstrike82]

Hi guys, i download firefox and this is how i start the browser.
/usr/local/firefox/firefox &

I read some guides from internet some type firefox -d

Whats the difference between these 2?

thanks

[jdh239]

'man firefox' doesn't show anything regarding "-d", nor does 'firefox --help'

My guesses:
1. It does nothing <---most likely
2. It enables debug <---unlikely, other commands do this
3. It allows you to change the display (0, 1, and so on) <---unlikely, other commands do this

[gogalthorp]

Hmm normally Firefox is installed by default. Why did you have to download it??

BTW the '&' means to run the process in a new thread.

[vitalstrike82]

Oh.. it is because after i down pidgin messenger and it ssl components, then i copy the ssl lib into /usr/lib, next i compile the pidgin with ssl, pidgin works.

But at the cost of the default firefox. I cannot open the firefox browser.

Thats why i need to instal the fire fox again