Installing Firefox

[Guest Chapa]

Hello everybody,

 

I'm new to linux and I have been having problems installing some software or should I say all software . CurrentlyI have Mandrake 10.1 I'm trying to install firefox because I'm a big firefox fan. I get stuck where it tells me to chose were it will install firefox. I don't know were it should be install. Another thing when I choose the directory were to install it, I get a message that says something like you don't have permission.Please help.

 

-Chapa

[devries]

Mandrake uses urpmi to install software (see the faqs). :)

[Totovich]

Mandrake uses urpmi to install software (see the faqs). :)

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just type in the Konsole:

su

passw (of root)

urpmi firefox

then you will probably see two names:

mozilla-firefox

mozilla-firefox-devel

then type:

urpmi mozilla-firefox

and then it's installed.

You can start the program in your start menu (sorry for talking microsoft language ), you will find it in the internet, webbrowser menu. If not, logout, and login again.

 

Also do this:

go to your menu-system-configuration-there somewhere, you will find something to update your mandrake version. securityupdates etc.

 

Also do this:

use the search function in this forum before starting a new topic. Most of the answers are already written down here.

 

that's it.