Chris Howells wrote:
>
> I though that the procedure was like as follows:
>
> untar Mozilla into /usr/local/mozilla
>
> Run Mozilla once as root to allow it to set itself up
>
> Mozilla should now be able to run as a non-root user by running
> /usr/local/mozilla
I can't verify that this works with nightlies, but I've found the
following procedure preferable to the "run mozilla once as root" part
(it worked with 0.9, but you say your way did too):
untar into /usr/local/mozilla
cd /usr/local/mozilla
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=.
./regxpcom
./regchrome
touch chrome/user-{skins,locales}.rdf
At least this way you aren't running any graphical apps as root, which
is generally considered to be insecure... this also can be nicely
scripted :)
I'd also suggest re-posting your original query in n.p.m.unix - not many
developers read .general due to the high noise content ("noise" for the
purposes of trying to actually work on developing the software, anyway).
Stuart.
