cothrom
join:2005-12-01
Greer, SC
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| Firefox 2
I have been running into a slight problem installing FF2 on opensuse 10.1. I could wait till novell puts an RPM on their site and update it that way (keep all my bookmarks and plug ins that will work). Or, I can uninstall my current 1.5.0.7 FF and install ver. 2. The main problem is, I have to back up my book marks and "start from scratch" with everything.
I have to run a small partition for Win2000 for work related programs that won't work in CrossOver sadly, and through windows I am able to upgrade/downgrade Firefox seamlessly.
I was wondering if I have to build a RPM install of the new version, or should I just wait till Suse releases an easy install solution>
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Happyrat
Google Is Your Best Friend
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join:2002-07-01
Disneyland | I'd say wait it out. What's the advantage of installing the latest and greatest browser as long as the security holes are patched anyway? |
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cothrom
join:2005-12-01
Greer, SC
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| said by Happyrat  :I'd say wait it out. What's the advantage of installing the latest and greatest browser as long as the security holes are patched anyway? Truth there.
I did install v.2 on windows, and ended going back to 1.5, it would lock up on different site and different times. Firefox does run better in a linux environment than a within windows. Was just wondering if anyone had tried building an RPM for it.
Thanks for the reply
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NS4683
join:2000-08-25
Hoboken, NJ
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Why would you have to "start from scratch" in regards to your bookmarks? I just backed up my profile directory in case something happened, and then uninstalled Firefox 1.5 and installed 2.0. I had all my bookmarks and remembered passwords still available. The browser just checked for updates to plugins/themes.
I find it easier to use the tgz file from Mozilla than wait for SuSE to put out an RPM. |
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computx
Is it Friday yet?
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join:2000-09-02
Kirksville, MO | reply to cothrom
I too went from 1.x to 2.0 without losing anything other than 2 extensions not available for the new version.
Backup your profile directory just to be safe and give it a try. |
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cothrom
join:2005-12-01
Greer, SC
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| said by computx :I too went from 1.x to 2.0 without losing anything other than 2 extensions not available for the new version. Backup your profile directory just to be safe and give it a try. OK
backed up my profiles, uninstalled 1.x and loaded 2.0 in my /opt directory. Created new likes from three users (forgot to back up their profiles and all went smooth! Of course some extensions were not valid, but all bookmarks were there and viable.
Thanks again,
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SUMware
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join:2002-05-21
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'MR Tech's Local Install' FF extension can help make extensions compatible. It also permits customization of many display and config options.
RPM for FF on SuSE 10.1 has been available on numerous repos for almost a week now.
For example, you can copy & paste the following as a YaST "Installation Source". YaST will resolve and install the new dependencies for you:
select 'HTTP'
Server Name:
ftp5.gwdg.de
Directory on Server:
pub/linux/suse/opensuse/repositories/mozilla/SUSE_Linux_10.1
YaST may give several warnings but it's OK to add this.
It's always a good idea to backup your profile prior to upgrading.
As an aside - Some problems that FF users are having with 2.0 might actually be attributable to the themes used. In my case I noticed that 'Littlefox 1.7' caused visible page loading problems in some cases that I'd never had before. This occured in 1.5.0.7 as well. When I reverted back to 'Littlefox 1.6.7' FF2 again functioned perfectly. |
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