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Old 12-05-2007, 05:20 AM   #1
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firefox on fedora


how do i install the latest firefox on fedora?? ive downloaded the files but i dont know how to install it
 
Old 12-05-2007, 06:06 AM   #2
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What kink of files have you downloaded? Method of installation depends on type of file: .tar.gz, .rpm, .bin, .jar, or some other.
 
Old 12-05-2007, 06:12 AM   #3
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The latest versions of Fedora usually have the latest Firefox releases which you can install by doing
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#yum install Firefox
 
Old 12-05-2007, 06:15 AM   #4
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ive dowloaded the .tar.gz files
 
Old 12-05-2007, 06:50 AM   #5
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Just unzip is e.g.
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$tar zxvf firefox-{VERSION}.tar.gz
After that move the directory to somewhere like /opt and then to execute Firefox, you would need to enter the command /opt/firefox/firefox. You may also need to edit your menu and desktop shortcuts so that they point to the new version of Firefox.
 
  


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