On 2010/05/14 13:21 (GMT+0300) Stan Goodman composed:
I have also d/l the Linux installation tar.bz file from the Moxilla site,
Exactly which tar.bz would that be? I fetched http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.6.3/linux-i68... which is a bz2, not a tar.bz. I don't see any Linux versions of FF for Linux in tar.bz format on that download site.
and expanded it.
"Expanded"? Please explain just what you did.
It does not contain installation instructions,
The one I downloaded contains no installation instructions other than a README.txt that says: "For information about installing, running and configuring Firefox including a list of known issues and troubleshooting information, refer to: http://getfirefox.com/releases/". Trouble is, that redirects to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html?from=getfirefox which has no "information about installation". Mozilla needs a dose of clue. However, that sort of dead-ends, as it has no "installation instructions". What it does have is "release notes", which has a useless "installation". I can understand your puzzlement. Sheesh.
and the script file contained in it claims it
Exactly which "script file"?
cant be executed, even by roor, although it is parked executable by all and the owner is the user.
Did you try doing ./firefox or ./firefox-bin from the dir in which you extracted the tar.gz? I suggest you try the instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Firefox before continuing this thread. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org