[Murdoc]

Hi, I've extracted the files as directed by the site but I dunno what to do with the folder after extraction. Where does it go?

[macdude425]

If you downloaded the source, good luck. You have to compile it.

If you downloaded the "installer", then open a terminal and run ./<installer filename>

[Murdoc]

Originally posted by macdude425
If you downloaded the source, good luck. You have to compile it.

If you downloaded the "installer", then open a terminal and run ./<installer filename>

Well I went to firefox.com and found only 1 big link the one in green and I dled that it's in .gz format. Is this the source? or the installer version? I think it's the installer because I did the ./firefox command and an installer came up. I ran installation but when I deleted the extracted folder, firefox went back to the older version but if I keep the folder, then it would run v1.5... So.... What does this mean?

[horndude]

it installed into the folder you extracted it into, when you deleted the symlink by deleting the folder you killed it

[Murdoc]

Originally posted by horndude
it installed into the folder you extracted it into, when you deleted the symlink by deleting the folder you killed it

but I had 0.7 installed... what happened to that? why doesn' it just patch up 0.7 and make it 1.5 instead of linking it to the folder I extracted?

[horndude]

depends on where .7 was installed, if it was in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin or some directory other than $HOME then no

1.5 installs into whatever directory you unzip it into, which is typically $HOME

[horndude]

all the installer script does is unpack the binaries inside the directory and set some defaults/check for dependencies created when you unzip the firefox.tar.gz file.....it doesnt install it to /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin for system wide use

[straightv6]

so should you install it in the same directory as the previous version?

[horndude]

why? Id wipe out the previous version if its in $HOME, then just install the new one, if you leave the .mozilla or .firefox file intact you wont lose your bookmarks and preferences

this is exactly like unzipping a file onto your desktop in windows, clicking on the new directory, then clicking an .exe file..............its the exact same deal

firefox for linux unless you build it yourself is a PRECOMPILED binary, all that it needs to run is unzipped, then run its installer which all that does is check for dependencies and unpack itself, thats it

[Murdoc]

intresting... I see what you mean...