Lexicon Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) Run firefox this is not problem, configure urpmi and end. urpmi firefox http://www.mde.djura.org/2006.0/RPMS/mozil...1.5.0.4-2.mdk20 06.0.mde.i586.rpm I have firefox anf thunderbird in format tar.gz. Problem is such. How to building RPM package from tar.gz file. In instruction have rpmbuild -bt firefox-1.5.0.4-2.tar.gz rpmbuild -bt firefox-1.5.0.4.tar.gz -bt: unknown option Done rpmbuild -tb firefox-1.5.0.4.tar.gz sh: line 1: 4735 Done gunzip <firefox-1.5.0.4.tar.gz 4736 Broken pipe | tar xOvf - Specfile 2>&1 >/usr/src/rpm/SPEC S/rpm-spec.PsK4Mm sh: line 1: 4738 Done gunzip <firefox-1.5.0.4.tar.gz 4739 Broken pipe | tar xOvf - \*.spec 2>&1 >/usr/src/rpm/SPECS /rpm-spec.PsK4Mm error: Name field must be present in package: (main package) error: Version field must be present in package: (main package) error: Release field must be present in package: (main package) error: Summary field must be present in package: (main package) error: Group field must be present in package: (main package) error: License field must be present in package: (main package) RPM file I can upgraded, but tar.gz not. Hear is problem. I have firefox. Now Thundrbird? ...Lex [Note: this thread has been split from this one - tyme] Edited July 9, 2006 by tyme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioshin Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 (edited) actually, you dont need to rebuild that firefox or thunderbird you've downloaded. the file firefox-1.5.0.4-2.tar.gz is a compiled version, you just have to uncompressed it and put it on a folder that allows it to run. If you want all users to be able to run it, uncompressed it and put it inside /usr/local and if you want it to be accesible only by you.. you can uncompressed it under your users home folder... tar xzvf firefox-1.5.0.4-2.tar.gz the above will uncompressed the said file on a folder named firefox. On my box, I moved the folder firefox inside /usr/local/, so it will become /usr/local/firefox . inside the firefox folder, there is a file named firefox, the script that will let you run the browser, if your inside the firefox folder, you just do sh firefox and it will run firefox 1.5.04 browser.... if you already have a previous mozilla-firefox profile inside your home directory, it will read the users profile from it. . fo you not to always go inside that directory and run sh firefox... you can create a symlink of that file under /usr/local/bin/ , by doin these, all users can just type firefox on their konsole or run the command firefox and it will lunch firefox browser cd /usr/local/bin/ ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox or you can click start menu - run command - then type firefox and enter.. it will lunch firefox browser... . as with thunderbird, do the same procedure... btw, if you cant run firefox after doin the above procedure.. try to install compat-libstdc++ via urpmi then try to run again firefox . and if still you need more info about installing firefox or thunderbird.. you can use the search tool of this board and search with the keyword firefox... there are already lots of thread created about the subject Edited July 9, 2006 by aioshin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexicon Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yes, thanks. This is good idea, only this program is not visibility from MCC/URPMI. My idea: urpmi alien alien -r thunderbird*.tar.gz I now have thunderbird**.noarch.rpm ###good rpm -i --nodeps thunderbird*.rpm Yes, now my program is visibilty from URPMI This program is binary file whereis my program /thunderbird Create symlink to /usr/local/bin This program now easy remove from URPMI I know, this is half-measure Thank You ....Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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