Note: If you install in the default directory (which is
usually /usr/local/mozilla), or any other directory where
only the root user normally has write-access, you must
start Mozilla first as root before other users can start
the program. Doing so generates a set of files required
for later use by other users.
To install Mozilla by downloading the Mozilla installer,
follow these steps:
1. Create a directory named mozilla (mkdir mozilla)
and change to that directory (cd mozilla).
2. Click the link on the site you're downloading
Mozilla from to download the installer file
(called mozilla-1686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz)
to your machine.
3. Change to the mozilla directory (cd mozilla) and
decompress the archive with the following command:
tar zxvf moz*.tar.gz
The installer is now located in a subdirectory of
Mozilla named mozilla-installer.
4. Change to the mozilla-installer directory
(cd mozilla-installer) and run the installer with the
./mozilla-installer command.
5. Follow the instructions in the install wizard for
installing Mozilla.
Note: If you have a slower machine, be aware that the
installation may take some time. In this case, the
installation progress may appear to hang indefinitely,
even though the installation is still in process.
6. To start Mozilla, change to the directory where you
installed it and run the ./mozilla command.
To install Mozilla by downloading the tar.gz file:
1. Create a directory named "mozilla" (mkdir mozilla)
and change to that directory (cd mozilla).
2. Click the link on the site you're downloading
Mozilla from to download the non-installer
(mozilla*.tar.gz) file into the mozilla directory.
3. Change to the mozilla directory (cd mozilla) and
decompress the file with the following command:
tar zxvf moz*.tar.gz
This creates a "mozilla" directory under your mozilla
directory.
4. Change to the mozilla directory (cd mozilla).
5. Run Mozilla with the following run script:
./mozilla
To hook up Mozilla complete with icon to the GNOME Panel,
follow these steps:
1. Click the GNOME Main Menu button, open the Panel menu,
and then open the Add to Panel submenu and choose Launcher.
2. Right-click the icon for Mozilla on the Panel and
enter the following command:
directory_name./mozilla
where directory_name is the name of the directory
you downloaded mozilla to. For example, the default
directory that Mozilla suggests is /usr/local/mozilla.
3. Type in a name for the icon, and type in a comment
if you wish.
4. Click the icon button and type in the following as
the icon's location:
directory_name/icons/mozicon50.xpm
where directory name is the directory where you
installed Mozilla. For example, the default directory
is /usr/local/mozilla/icons/mozicon50.xp