Here's how to get Firefox on RedHat 7.2.

Note: I haven't tried this myself.

[link|http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/post-133562.html|LinuxForums] (corrected link and linkified it):

I have installed Redhat 7.2 on a Dell 400Mhz to get to know Linux. I attempted to install Firefox and got this error message:

./firefox-installer-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

What does this error mean? Is it because I am using an older version of Redhat? TIA

The file you need is provided by a package

you can get this package for Redhat 7.x from :

[link|http://apt.kde-redhat.org/kde-redhat/kde-redhat/redhat/7.3/RPMS.stable/gtk2-2.2.4-10.6.rh73.kde.i386.rpm|http://apt.kde-redha...rh73.kde.i386.rpm]

then install as root by:
# rpm -ivh gtk2-2.2.4-10.6.rh73.kde.i386.rpm

while u r on the same dir which contains the package.

I have no idea whether there are untoward side-effects of doing this.

BTW, Why do you want Firefox? For testing? If so, I'd ask for a newer box. :-)

I find I still like Mozilla better (e.g. Firefox doesn't have the keyboard-link-following-mojo that Mozilla has.)

HTH.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #185,489 by Another Scott 11/29/04 8:25:19 PM Reply	Here's how to get Firefox on RedHat 7.2. Note: I haven't tried this myself. [link\|http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/post-133562.html\|LinuxForums] (corrected link and linkified it): I have installed Redhat 7.2 on a Dell 400Mhz to get to know Linux. I attempted to install Firefox and got this error message: ./firefox-installer-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory What does this error mean? Is it because I am using an older version of Redhat? TIA The file you need is provided by a package you can get this package for Redhat 7.x from : [link\|http://apt.kde-redhat.org/kde-redhat/kde-redhat/redhat/7.3/RPMS.stable/gtk2-2.2.4-10.6.rh73.kde.i386.rpm\|http://apt.kde-redha...rh73.kde.i386.rpm] then install as root by: # rpm -ivh gtk2-2.2.4-10.6.rh73.kde.i386.rpm while u r on the same dir which contains the package. I have no idea whether there are untoward side-effects of doing this. BTW, Why do you want Firefox? For testing? If so, I'd ask for a newer box. :-) I find I still like Mozilla better (e.g. Firefox doesn't have the keyboard-link-following-mojo that Mozilla has.) HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #185,542 by Yendor 11/30/04 9:30:46 AM Reply	Wha??? I find I still like Mozilla better (e.g. Firefox doesn't have the keyboard-link-following-mojo that Mozilla has.) I'm on Linux, so your menu options might change a bit if you're not on Linux... Edit \| Preferences \| Advanced \| Accessibility \| Check the "Begin finding when you begin typing" checkbox. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #185,544 by Another Scott 11/30/04 9:48:22 AM Reply	Danke. I looked a bit, but not enough I guess. :-/

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