Firefox in Linux

brainwaste · 07-15-2013, 12:15 PM

I am running Knoppix 6.3 & want to install Firefox.
How do I do this?

snowday · 07-15-2013, 12:19 PM

Welcome!

Why are you running such an old version of Knoppix??

You can install Firefox for any operating system from this website: http://firefox.com

However, I belive Knoppix includes Iceweasel browser, which is exactly the same as Firefox except for the name.

Are you having any actual problems browsing the web in Knoppix?

brainwaste · 07-15-2013, 12:24 PM

I am running Knoppix 6.3 as this is the disk that I have. I am running it as a live cd.
I cannot seem to install Firefox from the link you posted. Help.

snowday · 07-15-2013, 01:01 PM

I am not familiar with Knoppix. Does it have an Applications->Internet menu with a browser such as Iceweasel? It is strange to me they would not include a browser in their distro!

To install Firefox from the Firefox site: Download Firefox, double-click the downloaded archive to extract it, double-click "firefox" or "firefox-bin" (I forget which) to run it.

brainwaste · 07-15-2013, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowpine

I am not familiar with Knoppix. Does it have an Applications->Internet menu with a browser such as Iceweasel? It is strange to me they would not include a browser in their distro!

To install Firefox from the Firefox site: Download Firefox, double-click the downloaded archive to extract it, double-click "firefox-bin" to run it.

The installation has both Chrome & Iceweasel but I want to add Firefox.

lleb · 07-15-2013, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brainwaste

I am running Knoppix 6.3 as this is the disk that I have. I am running it as a live cd.
I cannot seem to install Firefox from the link you posted. Help.

knoppix is based on Debian. open up a terminal window and type:

Code:

su -
# apt-get install firefox

--or--

# apt-get install mozilla-firefox

keep in mind that with the age of that release you might not be able to install FF.

Firerat · 07-15-2013, 01:42 PM

iceweasel *is* Firefox, just not branded firefox

If you want the latest Firefox then really you need to update knoppix

6.3. looks like it was a 'special' for Linux Magazine back in Feb 2010

You can find current version of knoppix here
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=knoppix

I guess you might have an issue if you don't have anywhere to download it to
or anyway to 'burn' it since you are using the liveCD.

John VV · 07-15-2013, 01:44 PM

Quote:

I am running it as a live cd.

well without installing debian and installing the live cd builder tools and rebuilding the knoppix live iso

you basically do NOT install anything on a live cd

install it to the hard drive and upgrade to 7.2 -- NOT RECOMMENDED
What is recommended is to Install the current Knoppix 7.2 to the hard drive
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html

TroN-0074 · 07-15-2013, 01:47 PM

Download the tar ball (.tar.bz2) extract it, then navigated to the newly created folder and double click on the icon that says firefox

By the way if you are in a live session you will have to do that each time you boot from the CD

Enjoy!

DavidMcCann · 07-15-2013, 05:30 PM

To sum up

1. Firefox and Iceweasel are the same thing; yes, really.

2. You can install Knoppix, but the designer doesn't recommend it: it's not intended for that, and there is no software repository that's fully compatible with it. You can, however, transfer it to a USB stick. That will give you a faster boot and allow you to add new software if necessary. Get an up-to-date version, though.

3. If you want something to install, then related distros (also based on Debian) are Mint, Mepis, and SolydXK.

mr-roboto · 07-15-2013, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TroN-0074

Download the tar ball (.tar.bz2) extract it, then navigated to the newly created folder and double click on the icon that says firefox

By the way if you are in a live session you will have to do that each time you boot from the CD

Enjoy!

While I haven't done this in a minute (actually five or more years

), one can create a persistent store on a UFD or on one's hdrive, install Firefox (or anything else for that matter) from a .DEB instead of a tarball, and use Knoppix pretty much like any other hdrive-installed distro. I used to do this a long time ago (Pre 6.x days) when Knoppix was the only serious distro w/ NTFS3g support...

yancek · 07-15-2013, 05:54 PM

Installing software while using a Live CD may be appropriate in some circumstances but, as indicated above a Live CD isn't meant to be used that way as it is a read only filesystem. Every time you reboot, you will need to reinstall. The Knoppix site does not recommend installing to a hard drive unless you are a 'Linux expert', however that's defined. You might be better off putting it on a flash drive if you can set it up with persistence.