On 06/10/24 22:51 (GMT-0800) John Andersen apparently typed:
On Tuesday 24 October 2006 22:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
You know, it's dead simple to "install" v2.0--or
After seeing your 36 paragraph description I have come to the conclusion that you and I work from fundamentally different definitions of "dead simple".
The detail he went into and the inclusion of the mc tutuorial did make it look rather vexing. Here's a condensed version that will give you a usable FF: 1-backup ~/.mozilla 2-download the mozilla.org tar.gz archive 3-extract the archive to your choice of location 4-run <installation-location>/firefox That's all it takes. Everything else adds convenience and/or explains in detail how to go about adding those conveniences, like creating a menu entry or desktop shortcut. I suggest doing the following instead: 1-backup ~/.mozilla 2-download the mozilla.org tar.gz archive 3-extract the archive to your choice of location (mine is /usr/local/) 4-run <installation-location>/firefox -profilemanager (to create an additional profile to be used instead of the default profile) 5-create new menu and/or desktop shortcut entries by copying the existing firefox entry(s) and editing appropriately using '-P profilename' as a startup parameter. 6-run it Using mc to do it all just makes it quick and easy, for it treats an archive as if it were an ordinary directory or loop mounted iso file. I can download a nightly build on my fast cable connection and extract it all in about 60 seconds or less with mc. The wget is always in recent command history from the last fetch. Menu entries and desktop shortcuts can also be created and modified with mc's easy to use internal editor. People who never use mc do a lot of things the harder way. -- "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/