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Thread: How to Install Firefox on CentOS 5

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    How to Install Firefox on CentOS 5

    I leave this brief manual on how to install Firefox 5 on GNU / Linux CentOS 5 to 64 bits.
    Downloaded packages, create a directory named firefox5;
    Code:
    mkdir firefox5
    Then move the files to the created;
    Code:
    firefox-5.0.1.tar.bz2 mv libstdc + +-4.3.0-8.x86_64.rpm firefox5
    Entering directory;
    Code:
    cd firefox5
    It unpacks and decompresses the package firefox;
    Code:
    tar-firefox-5.0.1.tar.bz2 jxvf
    It creates and libstdc Entering directory;
    Code:
    libstdc mkdir 
    libstdc cd
    Now extract the package libstdc + + and sent to the firefox directory and Leaving directory itself;
    Code:
    rpm2cpio .. / libstdc + +-4.3.0-8.x86_64.rpm | cpio-IDV 
    cp usr/lib64/libstdc + +. so.6.0.10 .. / firefox / libstdc + +. so.6 
    cd ..
    Already has a copy of the libstdc + + in the firefox directory, to verify run the following syntax;
    Code:
    ls firefox / libstdc + +. so.6
    You should get out;
    Code:
    firefox / libstdc + +. so.6
    Everything is now ready to use firefox, this directory is usually located in / usr/lib64/firefox5. To be finalized, change the file permissions firefox;
    Code:
    chown-R root.root firefox
    Copy the firefox to / usr/lib64/firefox5;
    Code:
    cp-a firefox / usr/lib64/firefox5
    It only remains to start the new browser or create a shortcut of it;
    Code:
    / Usr/lib64/firefox5/firefox

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    Re: How to Install Firefox on CentOS 5

    The exact procedure is described here also.
    • Download Thunderbird and Firefox as a tarball
    • Unpack the tarball into two directories that do not hit with the rest of the system. /opt , /export , /usr/local , or just into your own home if they are not to be available for all users.
    • Unpacking libstdc + + RPMs and copy the contained file usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.10 (or modified version) and libstdc++.so.6 in the two directories with Thunderbird and Firefox
    • Finish. Now, the thunderbird and firefox binaries are executed from the directory. From there I would avoid, however, the start again in CentOS versions included. I have not checked whether this is a new profile is created, but to mix such different versions is always tricky.

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