Firefox 2.0 runs from GUI not terminal

[nperito]

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

[nperito]

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.

[hybrid]

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!

[nperito]

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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

[hybrid]

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?

[nperito]

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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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

[hybrid]

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.

[znx]

Fixed adding "yum " :)

 

Thanks all involved!

[nperito]

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. :)