leebrendalee Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 I installed mandrake a few months ago. couldn't get the touchpad to work..and since I've now solved that problem..(VERY EASY)....i WANT to give mandrake another go.. I can't find the browser....??????????? I have to log out of windows to find it... also, can I install windows programs on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leebrendalee Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 I have hunted high and low..and there simply is no web browser....i'm lost.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 in a terminal, type: which firefox or rpm -qa | grep "firefox" what's the output result? you can auto-install firefox by doing this: rpm firefox (as root) good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Are you saying that if you go to menu>>>>>>>internet>>>>>web browsers, that nothing is there? not even Konqueror? If true then you had a bad install. btw, tto install firefox as sugested above, the command is: urpmi firefox not rpm firefox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 (edited) Are you saying that if you go to menu>>>>>>>internet>>>>>web browsers, that nothing is there? not even Konqueror? If true then you had a bad install. if you're using kde ....... (yes, not everybody) btw, tto install firefox as sugested above, the command is:urpmi firefox not rpm firefox <{POST_SNAPBACK}> if you well configured urpmi ....... (mmh, that would be fine) but indeed, there is an error; it is: rpm -iv firefox cheers. Edited May 15, 2005 by theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 As leebrendalee has only recently installed Mandriva, its a reasonable guess that the default setup was installed.....KDE You don't need to configure urpmi for the basic apps that come with the CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 although no-one hit the command on the head yet, it's urpmi mozilla-firefox rpm -iv firefox won't do a whole crapload of good unless you happen to be sitting in the same directory as an rpm package named 'firefox', which is not incredibly likely ;) but yes, any normal MDV installation will put a browser in the start menu, if there ain't one there, it's an odd install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydian Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Found this topic, and it kinda relates to my next question, and might help leebrendalee..... I've got firefox linux on a cd, so i copied it to a file on my hard drive, location being file:/home/andy/tmp So simple i think really how do i install it? I have an icon with 'firefox-1.0.4.installer.tar.gz' written underneath. (god i'm so used to windows....it's a pain in the arse!!) When i click on that i get a blue folder which is called 'firefox installer' When i click on that there's various files: config.ini firefox installer firefox installer-bin header.png install.ini license.txt watermark.png The only one from the list above that gives anything like a reaction i expected is the installer-bin file, which says the file TAR:/HOME/ANDY/TMP/FIREFOX-1.0.4.INSTALLER.TAR.GZ/FIREFOX-INSTALLER/FIREEFOX-INSTALLER-BIN is an executable program. For safety it will not be started. and one folder called xpi. Most of the files ask me if i want to open them with 'KWrite' Simple question......i think. Again i apologise for my windows orientated approach!! Ta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 (edited) See my post here: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...26entry186526 Edited May 17, 2005 by pmpatrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 here (4th post) and here (last post). oh! and here. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydian Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 OO OOO i did it!! But it was more of a happy accident really!! I right clicked on the file and extract here, it said file is read only, then another box appeared with a different looking 'firefox installer' icon i clicked on that and away it went......................................??? So next question.......how do i get a desk top icon?? Thanks for your time guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 If your using kde, right click on your desktop in a blank area and from the drop down menu choose "Create New>File>Link to Application". A window will come up with three tabs, General, Permissions and Application. In the General tab, type in the name you want to appear under the icon(presumably firefox) and click on the gear picture in the upper right and choose the icon you want. There should be one for firefox. Then click on the Application tab and click the Browse button. Navigate to the directory where you have firefox installed and click on the "firefox" file then click "OK" to close the file dialog box then click "OK" again. Your firefox icon will be on your desktop and should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydian Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Ta!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 p.s. you can find the firefox icon in your firefox folder in /firefox/chrome/icons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I just found out brenda (who started this thread) is sitting right next to me here at my other job. I'll take it from here, guys. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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