How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

[ryno]

Hi There,

Can anyone help me with this, I would like to use the latest Firefox, I have downloaded it, being a .tar.bz2 file.
In this part of the Kubuntu/Linux arena I'm still a rookie , can someone pls. help me to install this without me breaking my Kubuntu installation?

Tried the three steps of
./configure
make
make install

It just give the following:

rynol@Pc:~/Downloads/Firefox/firefox$ ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
rynol@Pc:~/Downloads/Firefox/firefox$ sudo make
[sudo] password for rynol:
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
rynol@Pc:~/Downloads/Firefox/firefox$ sudo make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
rynol@Pc:~/Downloads/Firefox/firefox$

[MoonRise]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

To minimize breakage, I personally would wait until the Kubuntu guys update the repos. I really don't think it will be much longer that FF3 is released completely. I haven't had any issues with b5 and I've found one Theme already that improved it quite a bit. Just me personally. Otherwise, I don't know how to further help than that suggestion.

[nowshining]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

Untar it first.

cd to the directoy and if need be cd to a src folder.

then ./configure and check for any errors, if any fix those first.

if not do a make to compile and then a checkinstall -D make install to make and build a deb file.

[daihard]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

Untar it first.

cd to the directoy and if need be cd to a src folder.

then ./configure and check for any errors, if any fix those first.

if not do a make to compile and then a checkinstall -D make install to make and build a deb file.

I am assuming the OP downloaded the binary tarball, not the source one. That being the case, all he has to do is untar it, place the untarred directory ("firefox") on a location like /opt, and then run /opt/firefox/firefox. Symlinking /opt/firefox/firefox to ~/bin/firefox would be helpful, though not necessary.

Having said that, I would also wait until the Ubuntu/Kubuntu repo has it ready.

[Rog131]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

Ways to install Firefox: FAQ: Firefox

Installing

You can install Firefox from

1) repositories

Repositories/Kubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu

2) Ubuntuzilla

Ubuntuzilla:
http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/

This is the home of the Ubuntuzilla project, which is a python script that allows the user to install the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla SeaMonkey, and Mozilla Thunderbird on Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntuzilla has a support forum on the Ubuntu Forums in the 3rd party projects area, which you are encouraged to use if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.

BUT:

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) info

Hardy comes with Firefox3 beta by default, while the official Mozilla latest release is Firefox2. Using Ubuntuzilla on Hardy may cause problems with your addons and other firefox profile items, and thus is not recommended. If you want to use Firefox 2, it is available in Hardy repositories, and it is recommended you use them. There are also some differences in plugins location under Hardy, and we're still working on figuring that out. So in summary: Ubuntuzilla is not ready for Hardy yet, so use at your own risk.

3) Mozilla

Mozilla
http://www.mozilla.com/

Example (firefox-2.0.0.12):

Dowaloading firefox-2.0.0.12.tar.gz
Unpacking; click (or right click -> Open with) firefox-2.0.0.12.tar.gz -> ARK will pop up and ask where you want to extract firefox (using ~/bin/net/ that is /home/<username>/bin/net/)
Lauch; Firefox will start in the konsole:

:~$ ~/bin/net/firefox/firefox

Adding Firefox in the KDE menu:
Highlight an item in the section of K-menu (Internet), right click. A menu will appear, click "Edit menu" option. KDE Menu Editor starts. Now you can add Firefox to the menu.


More info:

Topic: TAR BALLS
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085135.0

How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu!
http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/

Topic: FireFox 3.0
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089734.0

Nightly Tester Tools 2.0.2
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543

Extension compatibility fixing

FAQ: Seamonkey
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3091263.0

FAQ: Installing from source
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085626.0

[blackpaw]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

I haven't had any issues with b5 and I've found one Theme already that improved it quite a bit. Just me personally. Otherwise, I don't know how to further help than that suggestion.

Which theme is that MoonRise?

[MoonRise]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

One is "Metal Lion - Andromeda". It's actually fairly nice. Don't know the name of the other as it is on my work machine. I'll get that in a little while.

[dibl]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

I'm using "Classic Compact 3.0.7" on FF3, and I like it, except certain fonts end up teeny-weeny on my 1600 x 1200 CRT.

[caryb]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

I tried to install Ubuntuzilla in Intrepid but gdebi wont install, so I guess I'll wait till after the summit & it should show up in the repo's.


Cary

[MoonRise]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

The other theme that looks great is "Nautipolis for Firefox"

[ryno]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

Thanx for all the help, will wait for the final package on the repo's.

[blackpaw]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

Thanks MoonRise, both look quite good but I think Nautipolis is my favourite.

[MoonRise]

Re: How to Installing Firefox 3 RC1

Yep, that's the one I choose to use. I just found that AZERTY III is out for FF3. I used AZERTY II with FF2, so I'm going to try it.