installed firefox package on slackware 10.0, i can't find it
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did you try typing in firefox on the CLI or wherever your run menu is.... on KDE click on the panel and click on Run , in gnome click on the gnome footprint and Run
I'm not at my computer at the moment, but you should be able to type
Code:
mozilla-firefox
to run the program, if I remember correctly.
You can use tab completion on the commandline to find the correct command to type. Type
Code:
moz
then the tab key twice to get a list of commands that start with moz, same with fire then tab twice. Good way to remember (and discover) commands you don't use often.
Why dont you download the Generic Linux Firefox tar.gz from mozilla.com??? it is the easiest thing... just untar to a folder... run firefox-installer... follow the on-screen instruccions... and that's it.
what window manager are you using ? just create a link on your deskbar or panel and link it to the firefox install directory.... e.g. if you installed firefox in /usr/local (this is where i usually install it)
Originally posted by brokenflea what window manager are you using ? just create a link on your deskbar or panel and link it to the firefox install directory.... e.g. if you installed firefox in /usr/local (this is where i usually install it)
the link would be: /usr/local/firefox/firefox
kde 3.2.3, and you have to give me more detailed steps here. total newb. sorry
Re: installed firefox package on slackware 10.0, i can't find it
Quote:
Originally posted by salviadud *i don't like to reboot, i got wireless lan, it's painful to get online*
I'm new to slackware and wireless networking in Linux (I got a really cheap pentium 1 laptop), and the way I fixed the wireless issue is by putting the commands that configure my network into /etc/rc.d/rc.local
for example:
Code:
ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.7 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0
I installed the lwlan package and am using a Linksys WPC11 wireless card. Hope this helps
EDIT: I just installed firefox, and the executable is mozilla-firefox. Run from the terminal (or add to a fluxbox/blackbox menu, run from a run dialog box):
You can use pkgtool. As root, run pkgtool, and one of the options in the menu will show you what files were installed by each Slackware package that you have installed. Find the right one, mozilla-firefox or whatever it is, and then type this:
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