Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal

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Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - nperito - 2006-12-07

Hi there,

I sort of installed FF 2.0: it runs from the applications menu and the "web browser" button in the GUI, but if I run 'firefox' from the terminal, I still get version 1.08.

Here was my procedure:

Downloaded the tar.gz archive from firefox's site to /home/

Untarred to home:

cd

tar -xvzf firefox-2.0.tar.gz

then ran the firefox file in the directory

I also lost my bookmarks in the old version.

Can someone tell me what I did wrong?

Thanks,

Nic

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - nperito - 2006-12-07

UPDATE:

I removed the old FF (yum remove firefox) and moved the FF 2.0 folder to usr/lib where the old folder was.

Now, I can get FF 2.0 to run from the menu or by ./firefox in the terminal. But now trying to run 'firefox' from the terminal gets me "bash: firefox: command not found"

This has to be something simple, but I can't figure it out.

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - hybrid - 2006-12-07

Quote:UPDATE:

I removed the old FF (yum remove firefox) and moved the FF 2.0 folder to usr/lib where the old folder was.

Now, I can get FF 2.0 to run from the menu or by ./firefox in the terminal. But now trying to run 'firefox' from the terminal gets me "bash: firefox: command not found"

This has to be something simple, but I can't figure it out.

Try doing this from a terminal:

Code:
$ su -

[[enter your root password when prompted]]

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox-xxx/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Change firefox-xxx for the folder where you put Firefox, and don't type the $ or # signs in front of the commands.

With a bit of luck, typing firefox should then work!

W00t - 200th post!

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - nperito - 2006-12-07

Quote:<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentcommentid="9558" data-ipsquote-username="nperito" data-cite="nperito" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="2609" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>UPDATE:

I removed the old FF (yum remove firefox) and moved the FF 2.0 folder to usr/lib where the old folder was.

Now, I can get FF 2.0 to run from the menu or by ./firefox in the terminal. But now trying to run 'firefox' from the terminal gets me "bash: firefox: command not found"

This has to be something simple, but I can't figure it out.

Try doing this from a terminal:

Code:
$ su -

[[enter your root password when prompted]]

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox-xxx/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Change firefox-xxx for the folder where you put Firefox, and don't type the $ or # signs in front of the commands.

With a bit of luck, typing firefox should then work!

W00t - 200th post!

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Thanks Hybrid,

I ran it, and created the file in usr/bin, but it still didn't work. Check it out:

[root@nlap-012eba56c6 ~]# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox/ /usr/bin/firefox

ln: `/usr/bin/firefox': File exists

[root@nlap-012eba56c6 ~]# firefox

bash: firefox: command not found

[root@nlap-012eba56c6 ~]# cd /usr/lib/firefox

[root@nlap-012eba56c6 firefox]# ./firefox

And then FF 2.0 works fine, but why do I have to ./firefox it?

Cheers,

Nic

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - hybrid - 2006-12-07

Try this:

Code:
$ su -

[[enter your root password when prompted]]

# mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.old

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Any luck?

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - nperito - 2006-12-11

Quote:Try this:

Code:
$ su - [[enter your root password when prompted]] # mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.old # ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

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Any luck?

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Yes! Thanks Hybrid! In the future, I'll do this:

1) Download the tar.gz archive from firefox's site to a folder in /usr/lib [or wherever old firefox is]

2) Untar:

cd

tar -xvzf firefox-2.0.tar.gz

3) Then remove the old firefox

# yum remove firefox

4) Next check where the firefox folders are (here, usr/bin) and make a symbolic link:

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox/ /usr/bin/firefox

# mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.old

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Run Firefox

# firefox

If you see a problem, please let me know, but that's basically what I did here.

Thanks again!

Nic

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - hybrid - 2006-12-11

Heh, no problem. :)

Thanks for reposting the solution - this way other people can learn and they don't have to ask again! :)

Just a quick note - I think you mean

"yum remove firefox"

instead of "remove firefox". Plus other people doing this process must remember to unpack firefox-2.0.tar.gz inside /usr/lib.

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - znx - 2006-12-12

Fixed adding "yum " :)

Thanks all involved!

Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal - nperito - 2006-12-20

Quote:1) Download the tar.gz archive from firefox's site to a folder in /usr/lib [or wherever old firefox is]2) Untar (in my case, to /usr/lib):

cd

tar -xvzf firefox-2.0.tar.gz

3) Then remove the old firefox

# yum remove firefox

4) Check where the firefox folders are (here, /usr/bin), and make a symbolic link:

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox/ /usr/bin/firefox

# mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefox.old

# ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

5) Run Firefox

# firefox

Thanks ZNX for fixing "yum remove firefox" in Step 3. I've been away and didn't see Hybrid's post.

I just installed FF on a different machine, following the steps above (untarring to /usr/lib, Step 2). Worked fine.

Thanks again. :)