Hi guys

I actually like Konqueror as a web browser -- it improves from release to release -- but I'd like to have a go with Mozilla 3.0

I downloaded the the file from the Mozilla site and extracted the compressed files to a to a temporary directory

What do I do next -- there's no installation instructions or whatever.

./install didn't do anything so what next???

I hate to say it but the Windows.exe file installed in seconds.

Unless we can start making some of this stuff easier (or at lease provide some RELIABLE documentation) Linux will never make the mainstream desktop no matter how hideous VISTA is.

Now I'm no dummy in this sort of stuff so if I'm having problems just imagine how the average joe will cope with this.

Cheers

-K

You need to decide if you want it installed system wide or just for one user.

All you do is use the tar command and unpack it. If it is for one user, unpack it to a directory that makes sense, like /home/username/firefox. The tar program will unpack it and put everything in the correct directory. You can test it from a konsole, just type firefox. It should launch.

If you want it installed system wide, use a directory like /usr/lib/firefox. Unpack it there.

Here is the commands from the FF install instructions.

The above assumes you downloaded the file to your home directory. If not, then you can change the path to the file.

The second command will unpack the tar archive, and create the directory structure. You need to replace the * with the actual name of the file.

Make a desktop link when it works. Version 3 is a compiled binary. No need to use an installer for linux.

To test, this should work:once again, just use the correct path if you unpack to a different location.

I agree with your comment on doc, that is what is missing for this release. The FF developers seem focused on the windoze world right now.

I installed it a couple of days ago, and all seems well.

Thanks --that worked.

I was looking for something like a script that had to be compiled etc.

Wouldn't it have been nice if your instructions or equivalent could have been added to an install.txt or the readme file.

Cheers

-K