> >Forgot to mention that - if you just type 'mozilla-firefox' it will run > >in the terminal window, and you will not be able to use that window > >for anything else. What's worse, if you shut the window the app will > >close. Adding the '&' to the line makes it run in the background, > >which is what you want most of the time. > > Careful here: just appending & behind the command will release the > program from the xterm, but when you close the xterm, sometimes the > program you just started will also be terminated. Best to prevent that > is to run > > nohup mozilla-firefox & > > That disconnects the program from the xterm entirely.
Thanks - as it turns out I have not even installed it - so back to the drawing board! Rosemary
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