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Old 04-20-2006, 06:07 PM   #1
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Smile Upgrading Firefox


EDIT: The solution is at page 2, Thanks for everyone !

I want to uprgade from

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050921 Firefox/1.0.7 Mandriva/1.0.6-15mdk (2006.0)


To the latest version on getfirefox.com

1.5.0.2

So I've download the firefox-1.5.0.2.tar.gz file

what now?

Thanks alot!

Last edited by itz2000; 04-22-2006 at 12:11 PM.
 
Old 04-20-2006, 06:32 PM   #2
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You should get a newer version from Mandriva instead. I'm far from a Mandriva expert, but you can probably do it by running some command like "urpmi firefox" or "urpmi mozilla-firefox".
 
Old 04-21-2006, 02:04 AM   #3
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Version 1.5.0.2 is the newest version. Since you already downloaded the tar file, you can just untar it and put the firefox folder anywhere you want like /usr/local/firefox.
Then just place a link on your desktop and go surfing. From now on you wont have to unistall and reinstall a new browser. Firefox will just install updates either automatically or by a promt message.
 
Old 04-21-2006, 04:58 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by jlo_sandog
Version 1.5.0.2 is the newest version. Since you already downloaded the tar file, you can just untar it and put the firefox folder anywhere you want like /usr/local/firefox.
Then just place a link on your desktop and go surfing. From now on you wont have to unistall and reinstall a new browser. Firefox will just install updates either automatically or by a promt message.
I don't want to install it somewhere else, I want to upgrade the old version!
 
Old 04-21-2006, 05:15 AM   #5
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Right! its just as simple as removing the installation folder of the older version and puting the newer version exactly in the same directory, and calling it with same name.
But, I'm not a mandriva expert,not even close. I just did this with fedora core 4. So just keep a backup of the older installation at somewhere else, and if you just rename it, don't include the word firefox in the new name.
Also, if you install it somewhere else, it may not work properly.

Last edited by debasish_5849; 04-21-2006 at 05:17 AM.
 
Old 04-21-2006, 09:08 AM   #6
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Code:
[zuki@localhost ~]$ whereis mozilla-firefox
mozilla-firefox: /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox /usr/share/man/man1/mozilla-firefox.1.bz2

both aren't directorys :S

what now?!
 
Old 04-21-2006, 01:09 PM   #7
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just use "whereis firefox" and not "mozilla-firefox"
 
Old 04-21-2006, 01:39 PM   #8
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Code:
[zuki@localhost bin]$ whereis firefox
firefox:
not good!
 
Old 04-21-2006, 04:37 PM   #9
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Quote:

Code:

[zuki@localhost ~]$ whereis mozilla-firefox mozilla-firefox: /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox /usr/share/man/man1/mozilla-firefox.1.bz2



both aren't directorys :S
The /usr/shar/man/man1/ directory is your manual pages. Do not put your downloaded Firefox there. It is the /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox directory you are looking for.

Bob
 
Old 04-21-2006, 04:42 PM   #10
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If Firefox is already installed, you can update it automatically by clicking on "Check for Updates", which is under "Help" for v1.5 but may be under "Preferences" in earlier versions
 
Old 04-21-2006, 09:04 PM   #11
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Then it turns out to be a little harder.
open the file /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox with a text editor and read through the script to find out where exactly firefox is installed. (if it is a text file, no luck otherwise)
 
Old 04-22-2006, 05:31 AM   #12
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There are rpm's for firefox 1.5.0.2 at:
www.mandrivaclub.nl/sources/official/2006/i586/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl.i586.rpm
or
here

You could try that.
 
Old 04-22-2006, 06:04 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by debasish_5849
Then it turns out to be a little harder.
open the file /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox with a text editor and read through the script to find out where exactly firefox is installed. (if it is a text file, no luck otherwise)
Code:
#!/bin/sh
#
# The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
# Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
# compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
# http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
#
# Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
# for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
# NPL.
#
# The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
# Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
# Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
# Reserved.
#

## $Id: mozilla.in,v 1.3.4.9 2004/10/26 09:26:11 bryner%brianryner.com Exp $
## 
## Usage:
##
## $ mozilla [args]
##
## This script is meant to run the mozilla-bin binary from either 
## mozilla/xpfe/bootstrap or mozilla/dist/bin.
##
## The script will setup all the environment voodoo needed to make
## the mozilla-bin binary to work.
##

moz_pis_startstop_scripts()
{
  MOZ_USER_DIR=".mozilla/firefox"
  # MOZ_PIS_ is the name space for "Mozilla Plugable Init Scripts"
  # These variables and there meaning are specified in
  # mozilla/xpfe/bootstrap/init.d/README
  MOZ_PIS_API=2
  MOZ_PIS_MOZBINDIR="${dist_bin}"
  MOZ_PIS_SESSION_PID="$$"
  MOZ_PIS_USER_DIR="${MOZ_USER_DIR}"
  export MOZ_PIS_API MOZ_PIS_MOZBINDIR MOZ_PIS_SESSION_PID MOZ_PIS_USER_DIR
  
  case "${1}" in
    "start")
      for curr_pis in "${dist_bin}/init.d"/S* "${HOME}/${MOZ_USER_DIR}/init.d"/S* ; do
        if [ -x "${curr_pis}" ] ; then
          case "${curr_pis}" in
            *.sh) .  "${curr_pis}"         ;;
            *)       "${curr_pis}" "start" ;;
          esac
        fi
      done
      ;;
    "stop")
      for curr_pis in "${HOME}/${MOZ_USER_DIR}/init.d"/K* "${dist_bin}/init.d"/K* ; do
        if [ -x "${curr_pis}" ] ; then
          case "${curr_pis}" in
            *.sh) . "${curr_pis}"        ;;
            *)      "${curr_pis}" "stop" ;;
          esac
        fi
      done
      ;;
    *)
      echo 1>&2 "$0: Internal error in moz_pis_startstop_scripts."
      exit 1
      ;;
  esac
}

#uncomment for debugging
#set -x

moz_libdir=/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox-1.0.6
MRE_HOME=/usr/lib/mre/mre-1.0.6

# Use run-mozilla.sh in the current dir if it exists
# If not, then start resolving symlinks until we find run-mozilla.sh
found=0
if [ `basename $0` == "mozffremote" ]; then
  progname="mozilla-firefox"
else
  progname="$0"
fi	  
curdir=`dirname "$progname"`
progbase=`basename "$progname"`
run_moz="$curdir/run-mozilla.sh"
if test -x "$run_moz"; then
  dist_bin="$curdir"
  found=1
else
  here=`/bin/pwd`
  while [ -h "$progname" ]; do
    bn=`basename "$progname"`
    cd `dirname "$progname"`
    progname=`/bin/ls -l "$bn" | sed -e 's/^.* -> //' `
    if [ ! -x "$progname" ]; then
      break
    fi
    curdir=`dirname "$progname"`
    run_moz="$curdir/run-mozilla.sh"
    if [ -x "$run_moz" ]; then
      cd "$curdir"
      dist_bin=`pwd`
      run_moz="$dist_bin/run-mozilla.sh"
      found=1
      break
    fi
  done
  cd "$here"
fi
if [ $found = 0 ]; then
  # Check default compile-time libdir
  if [ -x "$moz_libdir/run-mozilla.sh" ]; then
    dist_bin="$moz_libdir"
    run_moz="$moz_libdir/run-mozilla.sh"
  else 
    echo "Cannot find mozilla runtime directory. Exiting."
    exit 1
  fi
fi

script_args=""
debugging=0
MOZILLA_BIN="${progbase}-bin"

# The following is to check for a currently running instance.
# This is taken almost verbatim from the Mozilla RPM package's launch script.
MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM="$dist_bin/mozilla-xremote-client"
check_running() {
    "${run_moz}" "$MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM" -a firefox 'ping()' 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
    RETURN_VAL=$?
    if [ $RETURN_VAL -eq 0 ]; then
        echo 1
        return 1
    else
        echo 0
        return 0
    fi
}

export MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

if [ "$HOME" ]; then
  export MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=$MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH:$HOME/.mozilla/plugins
fi

##
## Force use of GTK+ 2.0 for Flash player to get better performance
## (no impact when using mozilla gtk1 build
##
FLASH_GTK_LIBRARY=libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
export FLASH_GTK_LIBRARY

if [ "$OSTYPE" = "beos" ]; then
  mimeset -F "$MOZILLA_BIN"
fi

ALREADY_RUNNING=`check_running`

################################################################ Parse Arguments
# If there's a command line argument but it doesn't begin with a -
# it's probably a url.  Try to send it to a running instance.
_USE_EXIST=0
_optOne="$1"
case "${_optOne}" in
	-*) 
		;;
	*)
		_USE_EXIST=1
		;;
esac

_optLast=
for i in "$@"; do 
	_optLast="${i}"
done #last arg

if [ `expr "${_optLast}" : '.*:/.*'` -eq 0 -a \( -f "${_optLast}" -o -d "${_optLast}" \) ]; then
	# Last argument seems to be a local file/directory
	# Check, if it is absolutely specified (ie. /home/foo/file vs. ./file)
	# If it is just "relatively" (./file) specified, make it absolutely
	[ `expr "${_optLast}" : '/.*'` -eq 0 ] && _optLast="file://`pwd`/${_optLast}"
fi
################################################################ Parse Arguments

########################################################################### Main
if [ $ALREADY_RUNNING -eq 1 ]; then
	# There's an instance already running. Use it.
	# Any command line args passed in?
	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
		# There were "some" command line args.
		if [ ${_USE_EXIST} -eq 1 ]; then
			# We should use an existing instance, as _USE_EXIST=$_USE_EXIST=-1
			_remote_cmd="openURL(${_optLast})"
			"${run_moz}" "$MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM" -a firefox "${_remote_cmd}"
			unset _remote_cmd
			exit $?
		fi
	else
		# No command line args. Open new window/tab
		#exec "${run_moz}" "$MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM" -a "${progbase}" "xfeDoCommand(openBrowser)"
		"${run_moz}" "$MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM" -a firefox "xfeDoCommand(openBrowser)"
		exit $?
	fi
fi
# Default action - no running instance or _USE_EXIST (${_USE_EXIST}) ! -eq 1
########################################################################### Main

pass_arg_count=0
while [ $# -gt $pass_arg_count ]
do
  case "$1" in
    -p | --pure | -pure)
      MOZILLA_BIN="${MOZILLA_BIN}.pure"
      shift
      ;;
    -g | --debug)
      script_args="$script_args -g"
      debugging=1
      shift
      ;;
    -d | --debugger)
      script_args="$script_args -d $2"
      shift 2
      ;;
    *)
      # Move the unrecognized argument to the end of the list.
      arg="$1"
      shift
      set -- "$@" "$arg"
      pass_arg_count=`expr $pass_arg_count + 1`
      ;;
  esac
done

export MRE_HOME

## Start addon scripts
moz_pis_startstop_scripts "start"

if [ $debugging = 1 ]
then
  echo $dist_bin/run-mozilla.sh $script_args $dist_bin/$MOZILLA_BIN "$@"
fi
"$dist_bin/run-mozilla.sh" $script_args "$dist_bin/$MOZILLA_BIN" "$@"
exitcode=$?

## Stop addon scripts
moz_pis_startstop_scripts "stop"

exit $exitcode
# EOF.
 
Old 04-22-2006, 06:05 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by J.W.
If Firefox is already installed, you can update it automatically by clicking on "Check for Updates", which is under "Help" for v1.5 but may be under "Preferences" in earlier versions
That's not right in this version! there's not a search for update button, everywhere!
I guess they didn't put it in the first versions which mandriva 2006 had used :S
 
Old 04-22-2006, 06:25 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by jib2
There are rpm's for firefox 1.5.0.2 at:
www.mandrivaclub.nl/sources/official/2006/i586/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl.i586.rpm
or
here

You could try that.
Thanks, I did, but now here's the problem I have :

Code:
[root@nfs Desktop]# rpm -ivh mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl.i586.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        file /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox from install of mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl conflicts with file from package mozilla-firefox-1.0.6-15mdk
        file /usr/share/icons/large/mozilla-firefox.png from install of mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl conflicts with file from package mozilla-firefox-1.0.6-15mdk
        file /usr/share/icons/mini/mozilla-firefox.png from install of mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl conflicts with file from package mozilla-firefox-1.0.6-15mdk
        file /usr/share/icons/mozilla-firefox.png from install of mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl conflicts with file from package mozilla-firefox-1.0.6-15mdk
[root@nfs Desktop]# rpm -Uvh mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.2-1.2006mcnl.i586.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        mozilla-firefox = 1.0.6 is needed by (installed) yelp-2.10.0-5mdk.i586
        mozilla-firefox = 1.0.6 is needed by (installed) epiphany-1.6.5-6mdk.i586
What do u suggest?

Thanks!
 
  


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