How to install Firefox 1.0 in Suse 9.1?

randon · 01-12-2005, 02:40 PM

Hey all I'm having a hard time installing Firefox 1.0 Is there an easier way like an rpm or something? I downloaded the tar.gz file, extracted it but from there I'm lost.
Thanks for any help!
RANDON

reddazz · 01-12-2005, 03:17 PM

I'll guide you throough it.

1) Download firefox-1.0.tar.gz from mozilla's ftp site. Save it somewhere in your /home directory.
2) Start a console/terminal session and switch to root
3) Change directory to /usr/local
4) Untar firefox e.g. #tar -zxvf /home/userid/downloads/firefox-1.0.tar.gz
5) make a symlink to firefox, e.g. #ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Once thats done, exit as root and type "firefox" at the console, it should start.

servo_fan · 01-12-2005, 04:42 PM

reddazz gives some good information, but SuSE does make an rpm available for Firefox. Go here to get an "official" SuSE rpm for your version.

sonis · 01-12-2005, 05:11 PM

it is cool, but why i didnt see update about firefox in Yast autoupdate?

servo_fan · 01-12-2005, 05:22 PM

By YAST Autoupdate do you mean YOU? The YAST Online Update? YOU is for security patches and not general software installation.

I believe you'd see Firefox in YAST if you added ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mozilla/firefox/blah... as an installation source.

sonis · 01-12-2005, 06:15 PM

i see. i will try
thanks a million

reddazz · 01-12-2005, 09:43 PM

Even better if you have an rpm. I wonder why suse doesn't put stuff like Firefox, KDE etc in "updates". This will save people from having to add numerous rpm sources to YAST software tool.

randon · 01-13-2005, 11:52 PM

Quote:

reddazz gives some good information, but SuSE does make an rpm available for Firefox. Go here to get an "official" SuSE rpm for your version.

Thanks! That one worked just fine....

Works great!

Until the next problem......
RANDON