Help! I am a summer intern for a small, local company. This is the first time ive worked with Linux..i must say though i do like it...however my goal is to take old pc's install linux and create a client image. So i have to find a new email, web browser, data back up tool, etc. I have gone with evolution for the email client, mainly because it is most like outlook and that is what the employees are used to. However, i wanted to download firefox by mozilla because after doing research and taking part in other forums most suggested that i try it. I downloaded it but now im not sure what to do, its still in the tar. gz type and i know i have to go into a terminal and program but what im not sure...ive tried looking for installation directions via the computer but have had no luck...can anyone help?
Thanks!
Help with the installation of Mozilla's Firefox
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OK. Depending on which distribution you have, there may be a graphical tool for dealing with .tar.gz files. However, to deal with it from the command line, do the following:
1. Go to the directory where you wish to unpack the file (not necessarily where you downloaded it to - but make sure you have permission to write to that directory)
2. Use the tar command to untar the file as follows: tar zxvf myfile.tar.gz
You should now have a new directory, or at very least a new file (it's a long time since I installed Firefox in this manner
) - I think there is a script file (usually named install.sh) which you would run with sh install.sh
1. Go to the directory where you wish to unpack the file (not necessarily where you downloaded it to - but make sure you have permission to write to that directory)
2. Use the tar command to untar the file as follows: tar zxvf myfile.tar.gz
You should now have a new directory, or at very least a new file (it's a long time since I installed Firefox in this manner
) - I think there is a script file (usually named install.sh) which you would run with sh install.sh
Firefox does not have an install.sh file, or at least the versions I have run do not. It is basically a tarred up binary.
As root, choose the location you want to install firefox:
/opt (technically, I think this is the preffered
or
/usr/local
Then extract it there:
tar -C /opt xzvf firefox-???????.tar.gz
The create a symlink to a location in the users executable path. You'll probably want to stick with /usr/local/bin:
ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox
Now no matter who logs in, they can launch firefox by just issing firefox, or you can create a menu item on preferred window manager.
As root, choose the location you want to install firefox:
/opt (technically, I think this is the preffered
or
/usr/local
Then extract it there:
tar -C /opt xzvf firefox-???????.tar.gz
The create a symlink to a location in the users executable path. You'll probably want to stick with /usr/local/bin:
ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox
Now no matter who logs in, they can launch firefox by just issing firefox, or you can create a menu item on preferred window manager.