John Richard Smith wrote:
>
> Mon 01.07.02 BST
>
> OK, I have your download programme and I gather it's a programme to
> install from the net the latest
> Mozilla 1.0 install. I am somewhat cautious here because my internet
> connections cannot be relied upon to
> aford reliable connection beyound an average of 20min. I'm guessing here
> but I think the download install might well take a while , so the
> question is , does it support resume facilities , I don't think so, but
> correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Anyhow I now have mozilla -i586-pc-linux-gnu-1.0-sea.tar.gz (12.4mb)
> uncompressed =12.8mb
> When completed will this method of install include gehko and MRE ?
>
> I also have from mozilla website,
>
> mozilla-source-1.0.tar.gz (38.0mb)
> uncompressed = 224.5mb
> mozilla-source-1.0.tar.bz2(28.2mb)
> uncompressed = 238.2mb
> I guess these are complete installs by their size, though they may not
> include gehko and MRE ?
> Does anyone know whether these tar balls would support alien RPM rebuilds?
>
> Also , if I go down the tar ball install route, is it necessary to
> remove the rpm version of mozilla first?
> Is there likely to be conflict?
> I would prefer to retain the old mozilla installation until ater the new
> is up and configured, if possible.
>
> I would appreciate the advice of your more extensive experience ,
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
Hi John,
just extract the files from the tarball you downloaded from my ftp
server and run the "mozilla-install" script. I think thats what it's
called. That will install Mozilla. If you want you can uninstall the rpm
of mozilla, however, there are a number of packages that will have to
come out, so you're probably better off for now just leaving them where
they are. Just rename the binary that sit in /usr/bin.
mv /usr/bin/mozilla /usr/bin/mozilla.0.9.8 [enter]
the run the install program. If you compile mozilla from source...
*shudder* ... you and your system are going to be busy for a while, so
you may want to get a good book to read. plus, if you really new to
Linux you may want to start with something smaller.
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