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Post #185,827 by pwhysall 12/2/04 11:42:15 AM Reply	Uninformed tosh, I'm afraid. Consider that for all current major distributions there is a right way and a wrong way to install software; much like there's a right way and a wrong way to insert a CDROM into the CDROM drive. The right way is to use your distribution's package management tools. ("apt-get install mozilla-firefox", "yum install mozilla-firefox", etc etc) The wrong way is to grab a binary of unknown provenance from a web site, fail to read the instructions, and then complain when it doesn't work - a course of action not dissimilar to smearing said CDROM with jam before insertion. Your complaint is, in short, analogous to me whining that software installation on Mac OS X is crap because Fink is crap. The answer is, as usual, "don't do that, then". Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home]
Post #185,829 by pwhysall 12/2/04 11:49:44 AM Reply	I've now read the whole thread. You're on RH 7.2 Well, that just sucks to be you, then, I'm afraid. Getting Firefox going on that is going to be like installing Half-Life 2 (I'm not obsessed, honest) on Windows 95. I.e. theoretically doable, but really, really not worth the effort. Get someone with a vaguely recent distro to throw you a window, is my recommendation. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home]
Post #185,870 by inthane-chan 12/2/04 7:31:30 PM Reply	OT: "HEADCRABS!"

Firefox installation - (tuberculosis) - (72) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:36 AM EDT

Er, no... - (admin) - (24) - Nov. 29, 2004, 02:55:08 PM EST

No, his point is well taken. - (jake123) - (10) - Nov. 29, 2004, 02:57:36 PM EST

Missed mine. - (admin) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:00:25 PM EST

That may very well be - (jake123) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:21:23 PM EST

But like I said - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:40:14 PM EST

There should be a standard desktop place to get new apps. - (Another Scott) - (6) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:06:51 PM EST

Very odd. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:16:54 PM EST

I'll try again and report back. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:17:45 PM EST

Results of trying apt-get for Privoxy on ProMEPIS. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 07:32:52 PM EST

apt-get update doesn't do much. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:33:08 PM EST

Check out... - (folkert) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:58:13 PM EST

Thanks. I always appreciate your help. -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 11:14:50 PM EST

zsh: command not found: apt-get - (tuberculosis) - (12) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:52 AM EDT

apt-get is a Debian thinger. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:52:32 PM EST

That still isn't the point. - (admin) - (9) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:07:56 PM EST

Does not compute - (tuberculosis) - (8) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:59 AM EDT

Hand waving. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:25:45 PM EST

You don't manage the machine. - (folkert) - (6) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:25:13 PM EST

You guys are all confused - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:01 AM EDT

Now, come on Todd. - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:07:43 PM EST

Here's how to get Firefox on RedHat 7.2. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:25:19 PM EST

Wha??? - (Yendor) - (1) - Nov. 30, 2004, 09:30:46 AM EST

Danke. I looked a bit, but not enough I guess. :-/ -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 30, 2004, 09:48:22 AM EST

fink runs fine on my mac? - (daemon) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:44:27 PM EST

I wondered when the change would happen. -NT - (folkert) - Dec. 16, 2004, 03:40:03 PM EST

Odd. - (imric) - (43) - Nov. 29, 2004, 03:06:01 PM EST

False analogy - (tuberculosis) - (42) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:06:57 AM EDT

On *which* distribution? - (admin) - (21) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:09:43 PM EST

I don't know - (tuberculosis) - (20) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:01 AM EDT

Dunno. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:29:36 PM EST

Only clue I have is original install uses "disco" - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:18 AM EDT

Google says it's RedHat - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:41:55 PM EST

Ha! :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:45:07 PM EST

To finger out your release and distro... - (folkert) - (5) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:59:03 PM EST

RH 7.2 (Enigma). Enigma? You're telling me. - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:03 AM EDT

Now you have to wonder. - (folkert) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 07:47:21 PM EST

Yes, now I wonder what we are running - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:09 AM EDT

Windows XP was released over 3 years ago :P - (altmann) - (1) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:28:53 PM EST

Indeed, indeed. - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:35:01 PM EST

Doesn't tell you at the login prompt? - (pwhysall) - (9) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:45:02 AM EST

Really? - (folkert) - (8) - Dec. 2, 2004, 04:50:49 PM EST

You're a primadonna - (pwhysall) - (6) - Dec. 2, 2004, 05:25:40 PM EST

Disagree - (broomberg) - Dec. 2, 2004, 08:05:08 PM EST

Take a CLOSER look. - (folkert) - (4) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:27:08 PM EST

...which has a custom kernel... - (pwhysall) - (3) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:34:49 PM EST

Shhhhush. You'll wake the UnixMonster. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:57:24 PM EST

But NONE of mine are -NT - (broomberg) - (1) - Dec. 3, 2004, 06:54:55 AM EST

Fairynuff. - (pwhysall) - Dec. 3, 2004, 07:09:59 AM EST

Debian? - (imric) - Dec. 2, 2004, 06:20:39 PM EST

It is an apt analogy. - (imric) - (19) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:17:18 PM EST

You're citing 10 year old software - (tuberculosis) - (18) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:03 AM EDT

My sister has a non-working install of Quicktime. On OSX. - (imric) - (17) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:44:49 PM EST

That would be the exceptional case - (tuberculosis) - (6) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:13 AM EDT

*grin* see edited post above -NT - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 04:36:10 PM EST

I would like to offer you the same evidence. - (folkert) - (4) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:39:57 PM EST

Then tell me how to install firefox - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:58 AM EDT

Holy Crap. - (folkert) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:32:13 PM EST

Looks pretty grim - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:16 AM EDT

If they say... - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:59:28 PM EST

Drag & Drop installation - (SpiceWare) - (3) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:04:04 PM EST

Glad - (imric) - (2) - Nov. 29, 2004, 05:36:55 PM EST

Disk images are easiest - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:08:08 AM EDT

*shrug* -NT - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:21:11 PM EST

Answers - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:41 AM EDT

Re: Answers - (admin) - (4) - Nov. 29, 2004, 06:40:37 PM EST

Yabut - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:07:54 AM EDT

OLD, OLD, OLD - (folkert) - Nov. 29, 2004, 08:14:39 PM EST

Gah. - (admin) - Nov. 29, 2004, 09:19:12 PM EST

But... - (imric) - Nov. 29, 2004, 10:26:37 PM EST

Uninformed tosh, I'm afraid. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:42:15 AM EST

I've now read the whole thread. - (pwhysall) - (1) - Dec. 2, 2004, 11:49:44 AM EST

OT: "HEADCRABS!" -NT - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 2, 2004, 07:31:30 PM EST

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