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   Chris F.A. Johnson to All   
   Re: FYI [OT] firefox-18.0. and thunderbi   
   14 Jan 13 19:41:45   
   
   XPost: alt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: cfajohnson@gmail.com   
      
   On 2013-01-14, TJ wrote:   
   > On 01/14/2013 03:06 PM, Buckaroo Cowboy wrote:   
   >> What is the trick to get this 18 to run?   
   >> I unpacked it, and click on the firefox icon and nothing happens   
   >> does this have to be installed thru an installer?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > No problem here with it. Did you unpack it as root? If so, root owns it,   
   > and would probably be the only one who can run it, unless you change the   
   > ownership.   
      
     Most commands are owned by root. Why is that a problem?   
      
   --   
      Chris F.A. Johnson,    
      Author:   
      Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)   
      Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)   
      
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