Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 06:46, M.Schild wrote: Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse There are several ways 'urpmi firefox' select the packages from the list that will be provided. Click on the star flag on the desktop then on configuration (lower left) on the panel provided, enter root password, click on packaging. select install, enter firefox in the search box provided, select packages from the search list. Click on the star (left side of kicker) select System = Configuration = Packaging = Install proceed as above. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
M.Schild wrote: Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse Somewhere on your MD10 installation discs should be d4x , just install it. D4X is a linux equivelant of getright. If you cannot find d4x on your discs look in www.rpmfind.net John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 07:30, John Richard Smith wrote: M.Schild wrote: Here is a dumb question. I would like to download the latest Firefox.. I don´t want to make a mess of it because my connetcion is painfully slow and it announced it would take about one hour! How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse Somewhere on your MD10 installation discs should be d4x , just install it. D4X is a linux equivelant of getright. If you cannot find d4x on your discs look in www.rpmfind.net John Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
How do I do it and install it? Step by step please. Do I have to log in as root to do it? I use MKD 10 Thanks Maryse There are several ways 'urpmi firefox' select the packages from the list that will be provided. Click on the star flag on the desktop then on configuration (lower left) on the panel provided, enter root password, click on packaging. select install, enter firefox in the search box provided, select packages from the search list. Click on the star (left side of kicker) select System = Configuration = Packaging = Install proceed as above. -- Thank you all. I think I´ve got it. Ishall download after the storms Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
Hoyt Bailey wrote: Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). Quite right, and as it's not a very big download , not much risk of being cut off. Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 10:47, John Richard Smith wrote: Hoyt Bailey wrote: Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). Quite right, and as it's not a very big download , not much risk of being cut off. Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. John Guess that depends on your ISP I had little trouble(when I was on dialup) unless it was an iso or something that would requre days to download. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
Maryse, I recommend getting the download offered at the Firefox home page, www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/. I've tried both, and I find the "official" version from the Mozilla Foundation much better for a few reasons. First, it's a smaller file and therefore a faster download. The package available from contrib via urpmi is nearly 30MB, while the file from mozilla.org is only about 8.6MB. Second, I could never get the contrib package to integrate successfully with GNOME. I used the preferred applications control panel (I'm guessing at the name -- presently on my work PC, which is Windows) to set the preferred web browser to the command line for the new Firefox install, followed by %s for the web address. It never did work, though. The urpmi package also seemed a little slower than the official download. Overall, I think the Linux download from mozilla.org offers the best solution for you. You don't need to be root to install it since it can be installed into your home folder, and setup is taken care of by a user-friendly installation wizard. Good luck, Adam M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 04:47, John Richard Smith wrote: Hoyt Bailey wrote: Thank you John by the way 'urpmi D4X' works also(If you have contrib defined). Quite right, and as it's not a very big download , not much risk of being cut off. Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. John use: urpmi --wget etc. wget will keep resuming till it gets what it needs..I use it all the time on dialup. HTH Al Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse D4X Easy gui, reconnect, and resume download where download was cut off. John Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 12:32 pm, M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse Maryse: 1. Upgrade to some form of broadband service. (Yes, I'm still on dialup, but one of these days...) 2. If there is a local Linux User Group someone there may be able to do it for you. Take a look here: http://lugww.counter.li.org/ If that doesn't work, a Google on linux user group france comes up with 298,999 other hits. 3. Patience. Surely you can find some other useful task to do while the bytes come straggling in. :^) -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
- Original Message - From: Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 22:35:39 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox On Wednesday 06 October 2004 12:32 pm, M.Schild wrote: Although, urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed capability like Maryse. so what do you suggest? Maryse Maryse: 1. Upgrade to some form of broadband service. (Yes, I'm still on dialup, but one of these days...) 2. If there is a local Linux User Group someone there may be able to do it for you. Take a look here: http://lugww.counter.li.org/ If that doesn't work, a Google on linux user group france comes up with 298,999 other hits. 3. Patience. Surely you can find some other useful task to do while the bytes come straggling in. :^) -- cmg Maryse, you can find an rpm to install Firefox here: http://norlug.org/~chipster/rpm_handler/cat2/mozilla-firefox-0.10.1-4.norlug.i586.rpm It comes in at about 10.5MB. You can install the package with Software Installer by right clicking and choosing Software Installer from the context menu. Just enter your root password when asked and you should be good to go. Worth a try. HTHs. Best regards. :-) --Angus Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. -- James Thurber *** ~Linux Powered by Mandrake 10.0~ *** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *** -- _ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
1. Upgrade to some form of broadband service. (Yes, I'm still on dialup, but one of these days...) In these mountains, it will have to be satellite... 2. If there is a local Linux User Group someone there may be able to do it for you. Take a look here: http://lugww.counter.li.org/ I think that is what I shall do, thanks for reminding me. There is one LUG not too far 3. Patience. Surely you can find some other useful task to do while the bytes come straggling in. :^) At the moment, I am waiting for the stormy weather to go away. No rain, a lot of rumbling...I have already lost 2 modems Thank you all. I still want to try the download way...to see if I can make it but the LUG way seems safer for the moment Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] downloading Firefox
http://norlug.org/~chipster/rpm_handler/cat2/mozilla-firefox-0.10.1-4.norlu g.i586.rpm It comes in at about 10.5MB. You can install the package with Software Installer by right clicking and choosing Software Installer from the context menu. Just enter your root password when asked and you should be good to go. Worth a try. It is heavier than the Firefox-Mozilla version. In for a penny... If it is easier to install, I will consider it on a clear day Thank you Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
