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Old 04-16-2006, 09:22 AM   #1
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Where firefox might be?

Hello,
quick question

where firefox might be?

using mandriva 2006 free
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)


I want to remove it and install a new version./


THANKS!
 
Old 04-16-2006, 09:52 AM   #2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by itz2000
Hello,
quick question

where firefox might be?

using mandriva 2006 free
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)


I want to remove it and install a new version./


THANKS!
Use your package manager to uninstall it
 
Old 04-16-2006, 10:30 AM   #3
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You shouldn't uninstall the Firefox mandriva package, since a lot of other packages depend on it.
Use urpmi to upgrade (I believe there's a 1.5 version on SeersOfSouls repository http://seerofsouls.com/rpms.php?type...2006/i586/2006
or download the tar.gz from Mozilla and install it in /opt
Last edited by jib2; 04-16-2006 at 10:32 AM.
 
Old 04-16-2006, 10:32 AM   #4
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$ whereis firefox

will show the location for source, binary and manuals.

$ man whereis
 
Old 04-16-2006, 11:25 AM   #5
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I'm confused!

I've downloaded the new tar.gz

what now? how do I install it?

Code:
[zuki@localhost /]$ ls /home/zuki/tmp/firefox/firefox
browserconfig.properties  firefox*      libnspr4.so*    libsmime3.so*        libxpcom_core.so*        readme.txt       updater*
chrome/                   firefox-bin*  libnss3.so*     libsoftokn3.chk      libxpcom.so*             removed-files*   updater.ini
components/               greprefs/     libnssckbi.so*  libsoftokn3.so*      libxpistub.so*           res/             xpicleanup*
defaults/                 icons/        libplc4.so*     libssl3.so*          mozilla-xremote-client*  run-mozilla.sh*
extensions/               libmozjs.so*  libplds4.so*    libxpcom_compat.so*  plugins/                 searchplugins/
 
Old 04-16-2006, 12:59 PM   #6
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Obviously, you've installed it in your home directory. Not a good idea !

Just su as root, then untar the tar.gz archive in /opt
# cd /opt
# tar -xf /home/where_your_tar_is/firefox-whatevernumversion.tar.gz

Then make a link in /usr/bin :
# ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
 
Old 04-16-2006, 02:10 PM   #7
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I need to replace it!
I didn't installed it! just extracted the tar.gz to some tmp direcotory!
Please read the whole topic!


So How can I upgrade the firefox?


BTW :

Code:
[zuki@localhost /]$ whereis mozilla-firefox
mozilla-firefox: /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox /usr/share/man/man1/mozilla-firefox.1.bz2
Last edited by itz2000; 04-16-2006 at 02:16 PM.
 
Old 04-16-2006, 08:15 PM   #8
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The file you downloaded was just a compressed version of the entire firefox files. If you do what jib2 suggested it should work. Tou might also want to copy the plugins folder from your old version of firefox to the new one.

An better way is probably to use urpmi to upgrade like was also suggested, though I don't remember much about how to go about adjusting the repositories if it's not in there already.
 
Old 04-17-2006, 03:47 AM   #9
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An better way is probably to use urpmi to upgrade like was also suggested, though I don't remember much about how to go about adjusting the repositories if it's not in there already.

How do I do that?

:S
 
Old 04-17-2006, 05:40 AM   #10
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If you don't want to add the SeerOfSouls repository, you could do the following:

- create in your home dir a dir named "rpm"
- download the SeerOfSouls package (you have the url in a previous post) in this directory
- now, su as root
and type:
# urpmi.addmedia my-rpm /home/your-login/rpm
# urpmi mozilla-firefox

It should work. Then, if you don't need this local repository anymore, you can do:
# urpmi.removemedia my-rpm
After that, you may delete the rpm package in your home.
Last edited by jib2; 04-17-2006 at 05:46 AM.
 
Old 04-17-2006, 05:48 AM   #11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jib2
If you don't want to add the SeerOfSouls repository, you could do the following:

- create in your home dir a dir named "rpm"
- download the SeerOfSouls package (you have the url in a previous post) in this directory
- now, su as root
and type:
# urpmi.addmedia my-rpm /home/your-login/rpm
# urpmi mozilla-firefox

It should work. Then, if you don't need this local repository anymore, you can do:
# urpmi.removemedia my-rpm
After that, you may delete the rpm package in your home.
there's no Mozilla-Firefox1.5.0.2 in this site!
 
Old 04-17-2006, 06:18 AM   #12
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There are 5 different builds of Firefox 1.5 - Try the latest: mozilla-firefox-1.5-10
 
Old 04-17-2006, 06:45 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by jib2
There are 5 different builds of Firefox 1.5 - Try the latest: mozilla-firefox-1.5-10
sorry for this... but have I done something wrong?

Code:
[root@nfs zuki]# mv /home/zuki/Desktop/mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm /home/zuki/rpm/ && cd /home/zuki/rpm/
[root@nfs rpm]# urpmi.addmedia mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm /home/zuki/rpm/
using different removable device [/dev/hda] for "Installation Free DVD (cdrom1)"
added medium mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm
wrote config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation Free DVD (cdrom1).cz]
reading rpm files from [/home/zuki/rpm]
/bin/cp: cannot stat `/home/zuki/rpm/pubkey': No such file or directory
...copying failed
writing list file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm"
building hdlist [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm.cz]
built hdlist synthesis file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm"
found 1 headers in cache
removing 0 obsolete headers in cache
wrote config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
[root@nfs rpm]# urpmi mozilla-firefox
Some package requested cannot be installed:
mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586 (due to unsatisfied libnss3[>= 2:1.5])
Continue? (Y/n) y
[root@nfs rpm]#
 
Old 04-17-2006, 07:42 AM   #14
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Looks like you have to download libnss3-1.5-10 from the same repository; store it in your /home/zuki/rpm


Now, type (as root)
# urpmi.update mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm
(you could have named the local repository anything shorter, "my-rpm", for instance; it doesn't have to be the name of the package)

# urpmi mozilla-firefox


I just hope there's not a lot of other dependencies...
 
Old 04-17-2006, 08:22 AM   #15
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I'm a dumbass or what?
Code:
[root@nfs zuki]# mv /home/zuki/Desktop/libnss3-devel-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm /home/zuki/rpm/ && cd /home/zuki/rpm
[root@nfs rpm]# urpmi.update mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation Free DVD (cdrom1).cz]
reading rpm files from [/home/zuki/rpm]
/bin/cp: cannot stat `/home/zuki/rpm/pubkey': No such file or directory
...copying failed
writing list file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm"
building hdlist [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm.cz]
Unable to build synthesis file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm". Your hdlist file may be corrupted.
found 2 headers in cache
removing 0 obsolete headers in cache
wrote config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
[root@nfs rpm]# urpmi mozilla-firefox
Some package requested cannot be installed:
mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586 (due to unsatisfied libnss3[>= 2:1.5])
Continue? (Y/n) y
[root@nfs rpm]# # urpmi.removemedia mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm
[root@nfs rpm]# urpmi.addmedia mozfire /home/zuki/rpm/mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm
added medium mozfire
wrote config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation Free DVD (cdrom1).cz]
reading rpm files from [/home/zuki/rpm/mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm]
/bin/cp: cannot stat `/home/zuki/rpm/mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm/pubkey': Not a directory
...copying failed
writing list file for medium "mozfire"
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm.cz]
examining hdlist file [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm.cz]
building hdlist [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.mozfire.cz]
Unable to build synthesis file for medium "mozfire". Your hdlist file may be corrupted.
built hdlist synthesis file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm"
found 2 headers in cache
removing 0 obsolete headers in cache
wrote config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
[root@nfs rpm]# urpmi.update mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation Free DVD (cdrom1).cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.mozfire.cz]
examining hdlist file [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.mozfire.cz]
reading rpm files from [/home/zuki/rpm]
/bin/cp: cannot stat `/home/zuki/rpm/pubkey': No such file or directory
...copying failed
writing list file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm"
built hdlist synthesis file for medium "mozfire"
building hdlist [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm.cz]
Unable to build synthesis file for medium "mozilla-firefox-1.5-10.2006.SoS.i586.rpm". Your hdlist file may be corrupted.
found 2 headers in cache
removing 0 obsolete headers in cache
wrote config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
 
  


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