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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Although,
urpmi generally isn't much use for someone on modest download speed
capability like Maryse.
so what do you suggest?
Maryse
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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
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
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
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
- 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
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
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
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