updated the wiki accordingly: http://clug.inode.co.nz/index.php/SuSE
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:22:14 +1300 (NZDT) Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, November 17, 2004 12:04 pm, Nick Rout said: > > suse 9.1 seems to have only officially updated firefox to as far as > > 0.9.3, > > > > however i just remember something volker mentioned a while ago, suse do > > unofficial project rpms > > > > try downloading this rpm and installing it via yast: > > > > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mozilla/firefox/1.0/9.1-i386/MozillaFirefox-1.0-0.1.i586.rpm > > > > i think once downloaded you can right click and choose "install via yast" > > or similar > > correcting that, right click, actions, install with yast > > http;//www.rout.co.nz/installrpm.png > > > > > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:52:42 +1300 > > Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I had something similar, so added these as well. It takes a while to > >> read the package information over a dialup connection shared with other > >> users, such are the joys of working "in the community" :-( > >> > >> I was partially confused by the lack of a listing for the latest > >> versions of the packages I was looking for, but now understand that this > >> is the reality. I only see old versions of thunderbird and firefox on > >> those servers. > >> > >> So I'm back to square one, it seems? My only / best option is the manual > >> method of downloading the tar.gz files, uncompressing into a folder, and > >> running the installer file? > >> > >> > >> Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote: > >> > >> >This is what I have done...... > >> > > >> >YaST>Software>Change Source of Installation > >> >added the following.... > >> >For KDE > >> >http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9. > >> >1/yast-source/ > >> >For SuSE > >> >http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/suse/i386/9.1/ > >> > > >> >Hopefully that should stear you in the right direction. > >> >I needed to play around a little because when you add sources it breaks > >> the > >> >address into two parts so experimentation was necessary. > >> > > >> >Rob > >> > > >> >Regards, > >> > > >> >Robert > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> >From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Wednesday, 17 November 2004 6:54 a.m. > >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Subject: Re: installing firefox > >> > > >> >On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 06:39 +1300, Roger Searle wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> >>I managed to get firefox and thunderbird installed and working at home > >> >>but am wondering if I've gone about it the "best" way, and am about to > >> >>repeat the exercise at work today if time allows. I downloaded the > >> >>tar.gz files, created a folder for each in /usr/bin (seemed to be > >> where > >> >>plenty of other things get installed), extracted the files there and > >> >>found the installer file that starts the installation wizard. Once > >> that > >> >>ran, I had to manually create a desktop icon linked to a file (found > >> by > >> >>trial and error) and find a suitable icon. I've not bothered to put > >> an > >> >>entry on the start menu (interesting that neither a menu entry or > >> >>desktop icon are created for me?). > >> >> > >> >>How could I do this better? I don't see how to use Yast to accomplish > >> >>an install for a downloaded file. And is it possible to use Yast for > >> >>the download too - all I can do at the moment is install packages from > >> >>the install CDs. If I add a local directory under Yast's software > >> >>source media, being a location I know contains some tar.gz files, > >> those > >> >>packages aren't found. > >> >> > >> >>Cheers, > >> >>Roger > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> >as always you should have used yast as a first option. as usual your > >> >distro might not have released the latest version. > >> > > >> >you now see the difficulties in not using your distro's package > >> >installer - lack of integration, not removing previous version etc etc. > >> > > >> >yast does not install random .tar.gz files. it installs rpm files > >> >supplied by suse. you could add some ftp/http sources into yast's > >> >sources, can someone more familiar with this step roger through it > >> >please?? > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
