On Sun, 2006-01-08 at 13:16 +0100, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Sunday 08 January 2006 12:16, Bill Crompton wrote: > > firefox which is bundled with 2006 is 1.0.6.i want latest 1.5 version > > how do i update it?it does not update when i click 'check for updates' > > in firefox itself. > > bill > > Actually it's 1.0.7 . Mandrake just backported the various fixes. > > If you want 1.5 you can install it alongside 1.0.6. The way I do it is : > > Download it from http://www.mozilla.com and save it somewhere. > Untar it : "tar zxvf <downloaded_file.tar.gz> > This creates I new directory, called firefox. > Become root adn cp that directory into /usr/local > cd /usr/local/firefox > ./firefox > When firefox runs, shut it down and leave the root account. > > As a normal user, create a symbolic link, on your desktop to > /usr/local/firefox/firefox > > Taht's all. > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich. Will this work with a x86_64 system?
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