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LinuxN00b

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Registered: 2009-07-27

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Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

Ok, so my dad gave me a laptop. It's great, but it runs on Archlinux. I have absolutely no clue how to use it.

Could somebody please walk me through installing Firefox 3.51? I downloaded firefox-3.5.1.tar.bz2 from the website, but I don't know what to do with the files.

rusty99

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

LinuxN00b

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

It said I couldn't install unless I was root! Thank you, though.

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

Which is quite normal. If your dad set up the laptop right you either have the root password yourself or access to root privileges through sudo. If not, bug your dad. He needs to fix it .

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stryder

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

It said I couldn't install unless I was root! Thank you, though.

You should ask your dad how you can be root (it needs a password). And he will probably show you how to use pacman. You can't install anything without both. Unless he set up sudo for you. You might try "sudo -E pacman -Sy" and give your password if asked. If that works then you can use pacman with sudo. If you get "bash: sudo: command not found" - well, you need dad to give you the root password.

*edit* You beat me to it, B. :-)

Last edited by stryder (2009-07-27 10:00:49)

pyther

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

Also considering it seems that you have little to no linux experience you might want to look into Ubuntu or Fedora.
In general Arch is meant for advanced users.

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LinuxN00b

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

Yeah, my problem is though that even if I wanted one of those, I wouldn't know how to install it. I got the laptop with Archlinux installed already.

LinuxN00b

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

Oops. Didn't read messages above the last one. Thanks guys!

tomk

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Re: Trying to install Firefox 3.51- HELP?

even if I wanted one of those, I wouldn't know how to install it.

There's this new thing designed for situations like this.....

It's called reading.

Moving this to Newbie Corner, with the expectation that you will try answering your own questions before asking here again, by using the wiki, searching here on the forum, googling, etc.