XPost: alt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: BitTwister@mouse-potato.com   
      
   On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:38:42 -0600, Buckaroo wrote:   
   > On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:40:07 +0000, Bit Twister wrote:   
   >   
   >> firefox-17.0.1 released   
   >>   
   >> ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/latest/linux-x86_64/en-US/   
   >   
   > Ok, I un-installed version 10,   
      
   Hmmm, wounder how many plugins that removes.  :(   
      
   > and downloaded the tar from Mozilla. I   
   > unpacked in my home folder. I can run it it find from there, but I have   
   > broken my link to flash.   
      
   Mine is /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so and is not link.   
   Since this is Mageia. There is a flash plugin rpm that takes care of the   
   install.   
      
   > Where is firefox suppose to live.   
      
   Wherever you like. I keep both installed in case mozill.org's copy does   
   not play well and I do not want to lose any plugins by uninstalling   
   distribution's copy.   
      
      
   I saw some   
   > information that it should be usr/bin/firefox and usr/lib64/firefox.   
   > I sorted it out and put firefox in use/bin and the balance of files into   
   > user/lib64/firefox. But still can't get flash to work.   
   >   
   > Obviously, I am not on the right path for getting things working. I   
   > remember I use to have to create a syslink to firefox.   
      
   You aught to do what I do. Create an install_firefox script that   
   does whatever you normally do by hand. It won't forget to install that   
   soft link.   
      
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