On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:05:12 -0500, poweredbysun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All, I downloaded Netscape 6.2 so I could use a "full featured" browser, that supports the latest plug-ins, etc. I followed the directions on the Netscape site and installed it from root from the command line because I did not see any way to install from the LM Software Manager or Program Manager. isnt if posted recently that netscape 6.x plugin suck? if i recall right there is an item in mandrakeforum about a debate whether versions 4.x and/or 6.x are to be included in the installation CDs and where. pro-4.x points out that 6.x is not yet ready for primetime and generally sucks greater than 4.x (sorry but im an Opera user and full-blown browsers does not sit well with me :-) <snip> The Netscape site is not clear where the default directory is. It says to go to the directory it is installed in and run the program from the command line. Running LM Find Files and Gnome Search Tool under root do not seem to find the new netscape program. I see an install log, but nothing in it about Netscape 6.2 I can find. Questions: 1)how do I find where something installed to? either do a find /usr -name netscape to find the directory that netscape installed to but usually the executables are either placed in /bin or in /usr/local/bin. a faster way if the executable has execute permissions is to issue the command which netscape. if it returns the location of the executable then you can try executing "netscape &" in a command line. fyi, the ampersand means that the application will run in the background and therefore free the console/terminal for other uses. 2)is there a way to install something like Netscape 6.2 under the LM Software Manager, so I can simply check it off and let LM8.1 do everything itself? unless you have a netscape rpm file that is compatible with rpmdrake. if you are using the latest version then its probably in a tarball. you can install this manually (make;make install from the unpacked directory) or you can try the checkinstall application (search for it in freshmeat.net) to have an idea what file went where. <snip> ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." =============================== Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 ===============================
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