John F. Kohler wrote: > > I am stuck with a file extension that I don't understand. > > .xpi
> [...] > I'm lost. I have no idea what the above file extension > is, or how it can be uncompressed and compiled, if necessary, > after downloading. Stick to the site's release page http://www.mozilla.org/releases/ to get what you want. None of the links there point at a .xpi file (it's a component package downloaded by the "stub" installer if you chose that option). > I have gone to the ftp site in the past and found the folder > for Red Hat version 7 offerings of earlier releases of Mozilla. > > I see that 0.9.7 is out now and that there are no more > file folders for RH6 and RH7 using the Red Hat Package > Manager (RPM) format. mozilla.org doesn't build these. Alternate formats and platforms contributed by volunteers usually show up some time after the initial release. Given holidays and vacations it may take longer for this release than usual. -Dan Veditz
