Kubuntu 6.06 , Firefox. install

[Tod Merley]

Reply below:

On 9/21/06, Rein A. Smit <rein0zn at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>     Hi Tod,
>
>
> Thanks for answering.
>
> Let me make first some observations.
>
> I guess, you are right on the Browser. I have been using Firefox
> on all my windows machines and had it also, I believe, at one time
> on a Debian or SuSe10.2 machine. If I remember well, it came as part
> of the installation.
>
> I have here some 1600 pages from three Linux books and out of those
> 1600 pages text, there are as much as 5 pages on Firefox, nothing
> on installation what so ever. Just wondering why that is.
>
> Also I thought that Firefox came out of the Linux world so to say.
> But that appears not to be true.
>
> I really like to get a Linux machine that will do all the tricks
> I want while serving, pdf's, doc's ppt's, sound formats, image formats
> etc etc. This is what I have with here Netscape7.2 on my windows
> machines I never have used Explorer on the WEB.
>
>
> Here is the "flame" part. I would think that if Ubuntu is or were
> such a replacement for XP or even Win98 that I am still using here,
> these capabilities would be part of Ubuntu or would be easy to add
> or integrate?
>
>
> My computer here, dedicated for Linux, is a P4 with 256 MB at
> the moment, will get 512 or even 1024. It works fine with
> Konqueror.
>
> Kubuntu, the for free CD installed in 20 minutes or so.
>
> Looking forward to your reply.
>
> Regards
>
> Rein Smit
>
>
>
> Tod Merley wrote:
> > On 9/21/06, Rein A. Smit <rein0zn at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>
> >>https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FirefoxNewVersion
> >>
> >>I tried to install Firefox 1.5.0.7 with the above procedure.
> >>
> >>When extracting:  tar -C etc etc
> >>
> >>I get a display full of garbage and this goes on for over 30 minutes....
> >>plus lots of Hard drive activity.Rein Smit
> >>
> >>Obvious something not working. Any idea's, please?
> >>
> >>Is this a viable procedure for Kubuntu?
> >>
> >>Has anybody been able to install firefox in Kubuntu?
> >>
> >>regards,
> >>
> >>Rein Smit
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > Hi Rein A. Smit!
> >
> > What hardware are you trying this on?
> >
> > Why do you want to do that?
> >
> > I note that the version numbers in the tutorial are a few versions
> > back.  I wonder if the Ubuntu current is "just as fast" as the
> > separate build.
> >
> > Seems like a lot of trouble for little gain.
> >
> > Anyway, lets start with HW and go through the SW versions as we go.
> >
> > Good Hunting!
> >
> > Tod
> >
>
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Hi Rein Smit!

I wonder at several things:

1. Firefox is the standard supplied browser in Ubuntu (and I think
Kubuntu).  How did you miss that????

2. The way you obtain SW "normally" in Ubuntu is through a package
manager called synaptic.  In Ubuntu go to System > Administration >
Synaptic Package Manager.  You may well want to include some more
repositories (under Settings > Repositories) and I alaways start a
session by hitting the "Reload" button which updates the package
database and establishes that the internet connections are all
working.  If you do a search on "firefox" (hit the "search" button and
place "firefox" in the window and hit "Search" in the little window -
be patient this one takes a bit of time) you should find the little
box for firefox checked "green" telling you that the package is
installed.  I think you will find Synaptic easy to use.

3. Also standard office suite with Ubuntu is Open Office.org which
contains a world class word processor, reasonable spreadsheet, and
fair presentation manager.  I use Audacity to record, edit, and
equalize/compress/and normalize sound I then compress and feed to my
mini-sound player.  I view and edit pictures (viewer I have never
looked up the name - the GIMP has most of the power of Photoshop (but
a steep learning curve) Adobe is free for Linux as well (your PDFs) if
you would rather that than any of the free PDF viewers supplied.

What I want to know from you is how in the world you can have all of
this right in front of you and miss it???

Thanks!

Tod