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[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kai Ponte wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 February 2008 01:50:41 am Basil Chupin wrote:
>    
> > Kai Ponte wrote:
> >      
> > > On Monday 11 February 2008 08:59:05 pm Basil Chupin wrote:
> > >        
> > > > Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > > >          
> > > > > * Basil Chupin<blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>    [02-11-08 22:49]:
> > > > >            
> > > > > > I don't understand what you mean by "unmanaged"?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you mean that there is no Suse around to hold your hand in keeping
> > > > > > the FF installation going then you need not worry! FF updates itself
> > > > > > when Mozilla releases a new upgrade/update/whatever you want to call
> > > > > > it. Also, any addons auto-date as well.
> > > > > >              
> > > > > But doesn't include the enhancements provided by the openSUSE
> > > > > packagers  :^(
> > > > >            
> > > > OK, I'll bite!
> > > >
> > > > What 'enhancements' are provided by openSUSE?
> > > >
> > > > (I can see your tongue-in-cheek :-) .)
> > > >          
> > > Stupid question - but...
> > >
> > > ..if you wanted to roll your own version of software_x, and still have it
> > > in the package management system, then couldn't one compile said software
> > > and then use checkinstall to create an RPM?
> > >
> > > Then if an update comes out wouldn't that then work nice with the<insert
> > > distro here>   package management system?
> > >        
> > Aaargh!
> >
> > <Extracts foot from [large] mouth>
> >
> > Kai, my sincere apologies for my earlier response.
> >
> > I misread what you wrote and took it the wrong way.
> >
> > Again, my sincere apologies.
> >      
>
> LOL!
>
> I've been on usenet (and the interweb in general) long enough to see how
> questions can be misinterpreted.  No problems.
>    

Thanks :-) .


> > Yes, I guess what you stated in your response is correct. One could roll
> > an RPM from a tarball from Mozilla.org and install it.
> >
> > Only difference is that the tarball would need to be somehow altered to
> > make it install in the default location where openSUSE normally installs
> > FF.
> >      
>
> Ok, valid point.<Insert Distro Here>  may install to a different location
> than would the software's original owner.
>
>
>    
> > I always simply untar the tarball and "install" (ie, replace the
> > /mozilla directory ) FF in my home directory - because I am the only
> > user of my system. What one would need to do to have it available for
> > multiple users of the OS I cannot say.
> >      

There is an error in what I stated above.

I replace the /firefox, not /mozilla, directory it toto. I usually copy 
both /.mozilla and /firefox directories first to the second HD as 
backup; then delete the ff dir in home and move the /firefox directory 
created by the un-tar-ring process across.

> Oh, that's a cool idea. I had done this when FF 2.0beta was out so I could run
> 1.x supplied from openSUSE and 2.x from the beta without them interfering.
>
>
> Cool idea.
>
> I think maybe I'll look into this.
>    

I've been doing this now for years as I have been (until recently) 
installing the nightly builds for both Firefox and Thunderbird. (But I 
did give myself a threat by installing Thunderbird 3.0a1pre a couple of 
days ago :-) .)

The only thing one needs to do as an extra step when installing FF in 
your home directory is to make sure that the plugins contain the correct 
symlinks. Look in /.mozilla/plugins/ and make sure that the symlinks are 
correct.

Ciao.



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