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Old 02-03-2006, 03:32 PM   #1
waelaltaqi
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were does firefox resides ?


i'm trying to apply the updater script for firefox. the updater script is asking for a directory path to apply. where does firefox stores itself ? i tried to RPM queries but i didn't know how to view where a package installs itself. please help :-)
 
Old 02-03-2006, 03:36 PM   #2
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which firefox
 
Old 02-03-2006, 03:36 PM   #3
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mine is in /usr/local/mozilla/firefox but i THINK i put it there myself ages ago! lol

just run a find command on /usr or /:

find / -name firefox


it should find it eventually
 
Old 02-03-2006, 06:11 PM   #4
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mine is in /usr/local/mozilla/firefox but i THINK i put it there myself ages ago! lol

just run a find command on /usr or /:

find / -name firefox


it should find it eventually
Code:
locate firefox
would be faster...
 
Old 02-07-2006, 11:09 AM   #5
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locate firefox
would be faster...
ah touché!
 
  


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