Firefox2: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:22, 29 December 2007

As simple as:

yum install firefox

wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz

tar xzvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz

./flashplayer-installer

In a shell outside X (ctrl+alt+F1, ctrl+alt+F2, ...):
- As root, set an environment variable:
  - export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
- Execute the firefox with the user olpc:
  - su olpc -c "firefox &"
Through a shell in X (alt+=):
- just type firefox from there

firefox is excluded from the repository on G1G1 machines. You must edit (as root) /etc/yum.repos.d/olpc-koji-ship2.repo to remove firefox from exclude list before installing with yum
- One way to do edit the file is to use the built-in Vi editor as follows (type commands without the quotes):

Start the Terminal activity (this gives you a line like "[olpc@...]$ )
Click in the window
Type "su" and Enter for super user mode
Invoke the Vi(M) editor: "vi" and Enter
(You might find the Vi cheatsheet at: http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html to be of use)
Load the file: ":e /etc/yum.repos.d/olpc-koji-ship2.repo" and Enter
Use the arrow keys to move to the "f" of "firefox"
Use the "x" key repeatedly to delete "firefox" and the following comma
(If you get into a mode like insert that won't let you issue a command, use the circle-x key in the upper left corner of the keyboard to exit that mode.)
Write the file out and quit: ":wq" and Enter

- Installation of Firefox 2 appears to use about 42 MB. The installation downloads about 35 MB.
Performance issues
It is not "sugarizable"
Right-clicking in a flash closes the browser window

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 == Known Problems ==
 * firefox is excluded from the repository on G1G1 machines. You must edit (as root) /etc/yum.repos.d/olpc-koji-ship2.repo to remove firefox from exclude list before installing with yum
-** One way to do edit the file is as follows:
+** One way to do edit the file is to use the built-in Vi editor as follows (type commands without the quotes):
-# Start the Terminal activity (this gives you a line like "[olpc@xo....]$ )
+# Start the Terminal activity (this gives you a line like "[olpc@...]$ )
 # Click in the window
 # Type "su" and Enter for super user mode
-# Invoke the "vi" editor:  "vi" and Enter
+# Invoke the Vi(M) editor:  "vi" and Enter
 # (You might find the Vi cheatsheet at:  http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html to be of use)
 # Load the file:  ":e /etc/yum.repos.d/olpc-koji-ship2.repo" and Enter
 # Use the arrow keys to move to the "f" of "firefox"
-# Use the "x" key to delete "firefox" and the following comma
+# Use the "x" key repeatedly to delete "firefox" and the following comma
-# (If you get into the insert mode, use the circle-x key in the upper left corner of the keyboard to exit that mode.)
+# (If you get into a mode like insert that won't let you issue a command, use the circle-x key in the upper left corner of the keyboard to exit that mode.)
 # Write the file out and quit: ":wq" and Enter
 ** Installation of Firefox 2 appears to use about 42 MB.  The installation downloads about 35 MB.