Installing firefox

[Morgat]

very basic question. Installed Kubuntu 7.10 after windows xp suddenly crashed. I downloaded firefox but I can't install it. I'm pulling my hair out. I click the compressed download and it opens up the contents. In windows there is normally a symbol that looks like the firefox symbol. You click it and the program installs. What do I do. Conqueror is horrible--it won't even play youtube.

[digitalhead]

Re: Installing firefox

Firefox is in the repositories. KMenu > System > Adept > search for "Firefox". This will install Firefox along with any dependencies. It still won't play youtube videos unless you install the flash plugin, which can be done by installing kubuntu-restricted-extras package, which will also install Java, mp3 support, and several other commonly used non-free (as in source code) software.

Edit: Forgot to mention... the Firefox you probably downloaded from the Mozilla website can be installed by opening the terminal (Konsole) and type

sudo tar -xvf firefox-3.0.1.tar.bz2 -C /usr/lib/

, but this won't setup the menus or the /usr/bin/firefox link that is done by installing from the repository.

[nowshining]

Re: Installing firefox

or

tar -xf

move the untared folder to ur home folder, etc..

start the firefox script it's called firefox and it looks like a text file..

[Fintan]

Re: Installing firefox

If you don't like using adept or just typing (copy /paste):

sudo apt-get intstall firefox

then giving your password and pressing enter in a terminal because you think that is for geeks.

then try this:
http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net
which is slightly more geeky but very efficiant

or have a look here:
http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/
this applies to ubuntu and synaptic (which i recommend) but gives you a good idea how powerfull sortware management and installation with debian / *ubuntu is.

[klerfayt]

Re: Installing firefox

... Installed Kubuntu 7.10 ...

kubuntu 8.04 is available

[Snowhog]

Re: Installing firefox

If you don't like using adept or just typing (copy /paste):

sudo apt-get intstall firefox

then giving your password and pressing enter in a terminal because you think that is for geeks.

Typo in the above code. The correct code is:

sudo apt-get install firefox

[Fintan]

Re: Installing firefox

Thankx snowhog you are right of course.
It was late in the morning, if I can give that as a feeble defense

[Snowhog]

Re: Installing firefox

Well, as your avatar states, you are "mostly" harmless!

[Fintan]

Re: Installing firefox

Yeah I stole (borrowed) that from good old Douglas Adams (hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy, the fifth book in the trilogy )