The deb is about as easy as it gets. I know how to install and run seamonkey from opt in my AntiX installs since Debian does not support Iceape anymore so I use the .bz2 download.

But the deb is there if you wanna use gdebi instead to install it.

http://www.imagebam.com/image/85c0da320665439

Okay, here is what I have done--with no success! I downloaded Seamonkey from the website. I opened the tarball using the Archive Manager included with Xubuntu. I took that folder called Seamonkey and then placed it in another folder called "Apps" which is in my Home folder. At that point I figured the OS would know what to do and simply open the program. It did not. Sooo...now that I have the browser downloaded, tarball uncompressed, and a Seamonkey file in my Home folder, why doesn't it work? What do I need to do at this point to launch the browser? I apologize for carrying this on but I don't have the tech savvy of some of you. I'm just trying to get this up and running. Thanks for your assistance and support!

Why we talking abut tarballs when I posted a link that gives the seamonkey packages for Ubuntu?

That means that he can simply double click the file and the nice graphical package manager would handle everything for him

This is why people run away screaming from Linux. Everyone wants to lead someone on a compile journey when it is much easier to point that person to a package for their distribution. This poor guy is probably pulling his hair out for no needed reason...

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Ha! Ha! No offense taken by anyone, please! I appreciate all these good efforts and it's definitely a learning process. I appreciate what LinBox2013 is saying about compiling. On the other hand, that's the "purist's" way of working. I have a friend who has used Slackware from the very beginning and he still swears by it! That is all about package compiling, and he insists there are advantages to it...when you know what you're doing. What do they say?..."When you know Slackware you know Linux"? So there must be advantages to working that way, but they are still beyond me. So if I go to that Sourceforge.net site do I download the very first program on the list? (The current version of Seamonkey is 2.25 and the top two are listed as such. One has a bit more info on it than the other.) When you say choose whether you have a 32 or 64 bit platform, how do I determine that? I have Xubuntu...thanks again for patience and clarity beyond the call of duty!

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Yuhan, you must download the right package for your system. If you're using 32bit Linux then download the i386 package. If you have 64bit Linux then download the amd64 package. If you don't know whether you have 32bit or 64bit then open the terminal and type the following command.

Give us the output and we'll tell you which you have. Usually 64bit systems are designated with x86_64.

Slackware is different beast then Ubuntu. I have used both and in slackware you pretty much want to compile or use slackbuilds. In Ubuntu not so much. You pretty much want everything removable by the package manager. Also you want the package manager aware of what you install for the greater good. Slackware has a package manager but it does no dependency checking. So that package manager does not care what you install. It is much easier to use slackbuilds however because this compiles in a way the package manager understands.

Hope my little lesson makes sense

Okay...here is the output that was received from the above command:

Linux 3.2.0-60-generic x86_64

So from this when I go to the Sourceforge.net site, which of the
links there do I select to receive the proper installer? It feels
like I may be on the home stretch here! Thanks

The very first download link was what my screenshot shows is the link you want.

If you get the same download window as in my screenshot in

http://www.imagebam.com/image/85c0da320665439

You got the right one.

Then when it asks me where I want to save it, what is the best place so that it is recognized by the OS?

Anyplace where you will remember where you put it. The "Downloads" folder is a popular destination for downloads.

This is interesting: as I tried to install the Mozilla opener a flag came up that said "Program is of bad quality. It cannot be installed without permission--it may contain harmful information." What is that?? The Seamonkey program still came in as a tarball and I was in the process of installing the launcher when I received that message. I didn't want to continue with the install with that ominous warning!

Just downloaded in my Puppy install. It's a .deb

Not sure what you mean?

I found this, for what it is worth. It urges caution.

http://www.gluster.org/2013/08/how-f...ge-has-fallen/