Firefox2 [solved]

[malfist]

How can I install Firefox 2? I've got the tar file and the dependancies (FF2 has one more than FF1.5) but I can't figure out how to update or install it. When I try to run the updater I get this:

[root@localhost firefox]# ./updater

Usage: updater <dir-path> <parent-pid> [working-dir callback args...]

[Steve Scrimpshire]

If I understand correctly, the updater is just for Firefox to use internally. To install this, you just need to extract it to a good place (mine is in ~) and just adjust your menu item to run ~/firefox/firefox (if that's where it is). If you have more than one user on your system, I think you can create a directory called /usr/lib/firefox2 (or whatever) and copy all the files and directories from inside the tarball and create a symlink in /usr/bin like this (as root in a console):

 

rm -f /usr/bin/firefox

ln -s /usr/lib/firefox2/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

 

and update your menu items accordingly if needed. I'm not 100% sure about this, because I think the last time I tried it didn't work because the real /usr/bin/firefox is not a symlink, but a script that runs firefox. You may try to just adjust the script to point to the right place.

 

It *should* still use your user's firefox profile so you still have all your old stuff (bookmarks, extensions, themes, etc) that is compatible.

Edited July 16, 2007 by Steve Scrimpshire

[orts]

How can I install Firefox 2? I've got the tar file and the dependancies (FF2 has one more than FF1.5) but I can't figure out how to update or install it. When I try to run the updater I get this:

 

Why not install/update from the repositories?

Thats the easiest and safest way.

[yossarian]

Hi malfist,

 

I'd like to continue orts' line: if you are using Mandriva, the easiest way to install and update software is through the MCC - Mandriva Control Center. You can search there for Firefox 2 and install it very easily.

 

If you need any more guidance regarding how to do that, let us know.

[malfist]

My bad, I didn't realize it was in the repos, I'll install it that way.

[banjo]

Late addition to this thread.

 

Is it necessary to uninstall Firefox 1 before installing Firefox2, or will they coexist nicely?

 

Thanks,

Banjo

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[willie]

No it's not nesessay to remove Firefox1, they will coexist nicely.

[scarecrow]

No it's not nesessay to remove Firefox1, they will coexist nicely.

 

Hard to believe, especially if they share the same user profile.

[yossarian]

I don't know if one needs to uninstall FF1 before installing FF2. I do know that when I upgraded my FF, I used the MCC. I just looked for the FF2 and marked it. Maybe in the process of installation FF1 was first uninstalled, though I find it hard to believe. And it all works fine now.

[willie]

Hard to believe, especially if they share the same user profile.

I've had the 1.5 version which came with 2006, i've installed the 2.0 version of MCNL. Both worked perfectly, i removed 1.5 and there were no problems with 2.0

Mayby i'm luckey B)

[scarecrow]

It's not a matter of "luck"... some extensions for 1.X won't work for 2.X and vice versa, and the configuration of these two editions ( about:config in the FF address bar ) is not identical - so there WILL be problems. But how serious they will be remains to be seen, and depends on usage.

Safest is using different user profiles- in that case you can use many FF instances without any danger.

[adamw]

Mandriva packages for Firefox 1.x and 2.x won't 'co-exist', 2.x replaces 1.x. You can have 1.x installed from a Mandriva package and then install 2.x in your home directory from a mozilla.org tarball, or something, but then you'll have the problems scarecrow indicated, if you try and switch between the two.

[banjo]

I currently have 1.x. If I install 2.x will it reformat my profiles for me or do I have to start over again? I have a few people using this thing, and I don't want to blow away their configs.

 

How about going back to Plan B after it makes a mess in the bed? Is that possible?

 

Thanks

Banjo

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[banjo]

Well, I guess that was an academic question for me. I have all my urpmi sources set up, main, contrib, updates, both PLF's and all the CD's and when I search for "firefox 2" it comes up with nothing.

 

Maybe it just isn't available on Mandy 2006. Is that the real name of it, or should I be searching for something else?

 

As far as keeping applications up to date, Linux still sucks. The last time I tried to do this sort of thing I had to upgade the whole OS in order to install the upgraded apps. I love my Linux, but that really sucks.

 

Banjo

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[yossarian]

Try looking for "firefox2.0.0.4" (without the space), or even just "firefox" or "mozilla" and find it among the suggested packages (there are not so many of them).