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Old 12-09-2005, 03:33 PM   #1
Malakye
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Unable to install/run Firefox 1.5 in FC4 i386


Hello - Im new to linux, and fedora core, so the more specific your questions/directions to me are, the better :0
I am trying to install firefox 1.5 into Fedora Core 4 i386, but have had no luck.
I will follow the steps outlined by the Firefox installation guide (download, unzip) but when I try to then run firefox, i double click on the icon but nothing happens. Firefox 1.0.7 works fine however (the version that came bundled with the install).

Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!
 
Old 12-09-2005, 03:42 PM   #2
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If you "cd" to the directory where you unzipped the file then "cd" to the firefox directory then type ./firefox
do you get any errors?
 
Old 12-09-2005, 03:55 PM   #3
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Success! after doing what you had suggested, it said that it was missing the shared library "libstdc++.so.5". I googled that and firefox 1.5, and found this
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Fedora Core 4 has gcc 4.0 that provides libstdc++.so.6 while BitDefender requires another version of this library, libstdc++.so.5. In order to satisfy this dependency, the compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.fc4.i386 package must be installed. (you can find it on the distribution CDs)
I then searched the distribution cds, and on the third disc found that package. I then installed the package, and now firefox works great! Thanks again

Last edited by Malakye; 12-09-2005 at 04:52 PM.
 
Old 12-11-2005, 01:42 PM   #4
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Good, enjoy!
 
Old 02-01-2006, 07:14 AM   #5
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As a Linux NooB, I have been struggling to install Firefox 1.5 on my FC4 Distro. After reading your post, I used yum to install the libstdc++.so.5 package, and was subsequently able to install FireFox 1.5 without a hitch!

Thanks, pbaldera!
 
Old 05-07-2006, 12:27 PM   #6
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Where do I get and how do I install FF v1.5.x for FC4?
 
Old 05-07-2006, 04:37 PM   #7
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the mozilla-firefox site...make sure you uninstall the old version
yum remove firefox
 
  


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