On 3/8/06, Lief Hendrickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 10:17 PM 3/8/06 -0800, you wrote:
> >On 3/8/06, Lief Hendrickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > At 06:47 PM 3/7/06 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 06:40:45PM -0800, Lief Hendrickson wrote:
> > > > > Can anyone comment on how to upgrade Firefox on Fedora3? I
> > downloaded the
> > > > > tar file - uncertain what to do with it. What folder is Firefox
> > located
> > > > > in? Thanks for any help.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >Use the rpm file -- much easier.
> > > >
> > > >http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora/updates/3/i386/firefox-1.0.7-1.1.f
> > c3.i386.html
> > > >
> > > >Download it, become root, and type:
> > > >
> > > > rpm -Uvh firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.i386.rpm
> > > >
> > > >(or whatever its name is) and hit enter.
> > > >
> > > >If that fails dependencies, get back to us.
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616
> > > >Tcl/Tk Enthusiast
> > >
> > >
> > > I downloaded the file from the above link into the \root directory (it was
> > > the same except for a "src" in place of the "i386"). I ran the command
> > > above and got a warning message and nothing else happened. What is it
> > > looking for? a DSA signature or key of some sort? Here's a copy of what
> > > happened:
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpm -Uvh firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.src.rpm
> > > warning: firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.src.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> > > 4f2a6fd2 1:firefox
> > > ########################################### [100%]
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#
> >
> >Don't do that. In the first place, you should not be using the /root
> >directory for a working space. In the second place, you downloaded
> >the _wrong_ file. firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.src.rpm is the source for
> >compiling firefox, which is a thing you definitely don't want to be
> >trying. You can undo what you just did by
> ># rpm -e firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.src.rpm
> >which will erase the set of source files that your previous action
> >installed in /usr/src/redhat. You didn't want to know about them.
> >Also
> ># rm /root/firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.src.rpm
> >so that there isn't extra stuff hanging around in the /root directory.
> >
> >With all due respect to Lan, he pointed you to the wrong place, or at
> >best a misleading place. Short time out while I try to find the
> >right place for a Firefox RPM to work with FC3.
> >
> >Long time out. There doesn't seem to be a right place.
> >
> >Do you have yum installed? If so, and everything is properly
> >configured, you should be able to do (as root):
> >
> ># yum update firefox
> >
> >and sit back and watch the computer do all the hard stuff. According
> >to my current yum information, this will install Firefox 1.0.7-1.1.fc3
> >.
> >
> >I don't remember whether yum came with FC3 or if I had to install it
> >separately. Worst case you could come to the next InstallFest for
> >some hands-on guidance.
> >
> > carl
> >--
> > carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Thanks Carl.
> After I sent my message and before I got yours, I took another look at the
> url and realized there was a scroll down to other files.
For reasons unkown to me, I don't see the scroll down to other files.
> I downloaded
> firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.i386.rpm - the filename Lou suggested and used the
> command
> rpm -Uvh firefox-1.0.7-1.1.fc3.i386.rpm
>
> It still gave me a warning about V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID, but it
> worked. What does the warning mean?
> When I launched firefox again it was ver 1.0.7
> The reason I used /root as workspace is because that's the directory where
> firefox put the file in the download process. Is there a way to have
> firefox download to another directory? And which one would be best to use
> to execute the rpm command?
I suspect that Firefox put the file in /root because you were logged
in as root when you started Firefox. Try to get out of the habit of
being logged in as root. It can be very painful if you slip up.
Firefox: Edit -> Preferences -> Downloads gives you a choice of
Ask me where to save every file
Save all files to this folder
If you chose "Save all files to this folder" it then gives you a box
where you can specify the place to save all files. For you I would
recommend /var/tmp as a place to download files. Just remain aware
that there is not an infinite amount of storage space there.
It does not matter where you are when executing the rpm command so
long as you specify the location of the xxxx.rpm file. You must be
root to install software using the rpm command, but need not be to
download it to a place like /var/tmp.
You should learn about the "sudo" command, which lets you assume
root's invincible powers on a temporary basis.
carl
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