new to kubu/linux having some probs (firefox?)

[ze mane]

hi everyboy, just downloaded and installed kubuntu 606rc on my system. no previous contact with linux/unix. the installation was ok and my cabmodem was already working without any procedure of my part. i already use firefox on windows so i decided to get it. downloaded the compressed file of the latest version in firefox.com and using the kde i extracted it to /home/reg/firefox. I tried since then to run the browser but nothing. clicking inside konqueror over firefox-bin or firefox (script) takes to nowhere, no message, nothing. with the konsole is the same. after a lot of searching on the web i managed to change the file attributes, and i've changed for all the files in the directory and the directory itself to triple rwx if possible, but nothing. i can't also move the files to /opt for example, it says i don't have permission, even after switching to root attribute from the account manager. what's going wrong? i've found a good tutor here: http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing.html but already tried what's there. another question: is ubuntu different from other distros regarding the "root" account? thanks in advance.

[antidrugue]

The easiest way to install Firefox would be to use Ubuntu/Kubuntu's Firefox package. You can install it with "synaptic" or "apt-get":

sudo apt-get install firefox

is ubuntu different from other distros regarding the "root" account?

Not that much, it uses "sudo" by default and the root account isn't configured by default, that's about it.

You can configure the root account manualy.

sudo passwd

and type the root password that you'd like to use.

Later you can access the root account with

su

See Ubuntu's wiki:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo

[ze mane]

thanks for the fast reply, i appreciate your help. tried the sudo pass/su it's ok thanks, but the apt-get returned me this message:

reg@reg-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install firefox
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package firefox is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
libnss3
E: Package firefox has no installation candidate

reg@reg-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install libnss3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
libnss3 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

couldn't find the synaptic, i all have is the adept installer. anyway what's wrong with my 1st attempt, why the excutable files don't run when i click them ?

[towy71]

tsk

sudo apt-get install mozilla-firefox

should work

[ze mane]

^no... the same answer...

[towy71]

Are you connected to the internet in ubuntu?
can you post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list

[antidrugue]

reg@reg-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install firefox
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package firefox is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
libnss3

Firefox replaced by libnss3? That's very unlikely.

Like Towy71 said, what is the content of your /etc/apt/sources.list file?

You might want to take a look here:
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper#Repositories

[aysiu]

If you want the Firefox from Mozilla, this installation script will make your life a lot easier.

If you want Ubuntu's Firefox, a simple

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install firefox

will work provided you have the right repositories enabled (that's that sources.list everyone keeps talking about).

As for root and permissions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/permissions

[ze mane]

thank you all. I checked the file and it's fully commented, every line, probably because my modem was off when i installed it, i don't know. i tried to save after the changes but i couldn't, closed it, changed to root and opened again, but even so there was no way i could set the attributes, it's gray (all). i can't move the files to other directories too, what now?

[antidrugue]

what now?

Did you try the link I posted yesterday?
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper#Repositories