making firefox run as a background process using '&' would not prevent it from being closed when the terminal is closed, you also have to `disown` the job by issuing `$disown %(PID of firefox)` :p
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:15:19 +0200, Zu3Bi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You got the answer to the icon part, but here's a little bit more to > know, you can using the console run firefox, and put the the proccess in > the background so you will be able to close the console, put a '&' after > the command, for example "./firefox &", now you can also make a soft > link to firefox in ur $PATH, do 'echo $PATH' and u'll see the list of > dirs that are in included in ur path, make a soft link in any dir in the > $PATH or even add the firefox dir to ur $PATH so you will not have to go > to the firefox dir everytime you wanna start it, try googling around on > that and also try 'man ln' to get more fimiliar with links.... have fun :) > > Z03 > > > NurAzije wrote: > > >I have a problem, I've googled around but did not find a solution, > >I've installed FireFox from the net on /usr/local/firefox with its > >installer, but it did not made any icons anywhere, when I want to > >access firefox I must go to Konsole and there go to firefox directory, > >and there write ./firefox .. It is boring to do so every time I want > >to get to the net, how can I make a link to application, but not to > >the same firefox file, I need t to be ./firefox, and not to use > >Terminal, cause when I close the terminal window it closes Firefox > >also.. > >Hope you all understood what I ment .. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://jolug.org/mailman/listinfo/general_jolug.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://jolug.org/mailman/listinfo/general_jolug.org > -- --------------------------- Netiquette -> http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html http://tumbak.preempted.net --------------------------- _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://jolug.org/mailman/listinfo/general_jolug.org
