Installation of Firefox 2.0+Java+flash with command line

Introduction

To install this application, it is not necessary to create the same download directory.
Below is a simple way to organize this settings.

This also applies for /usr/local.

You can unzip the files wherever you wish. Moreover you should have a consistency of what you are doing.

Firefox Installation

Creating Environnement

Creation of directory for downloads :

mkdir /home/utilisateur/tarball

cd /home/utilisateur/tarball

Download and verification of signature

Download firefox and signature

wget http://fr2.rpmfind.net/...


and

wget http://fr2.rpmfind.net/...

Verification of signature

0x0E3606D9 we obtain the command
gpg firefox-2.0.tar.gz.asc
verification
gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 0x0E3606D9
Check thumbprint
gpg --fingerprint && gpg --verify firefox-2.0.tar.gz.asc firefox-2.0.tar.gz

Firefox Installation

To install firefox, unzip the file tar.gz and use /usr/local


root connection
su
locate in directory /usr/local
cd /usr/local
Unzip the file firefox-2.0.tar.gz
tar xzvf /home/utilisateur/tarball/firefox-2.0.tar.gz
Creation of symbolic link for firefox
ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin
Exit to root
exit


Launching application


command line
/usr/local/bin/firefox &

Using Desktop Icon

To start Firefox using desktop icon, you must first of all create same.

For Gnome

Right click on your desktop and select - Create a launcher

For KDE

Right click on your desktop and select New.

In the submenu, choose the type of object to create on the desktop:

When choosing File> Link to application, you will create a launch application.

From the menu

To start firefox from the menu, you must first of all create an entry in the menu.

Command
menudrake
from Mandriva Control center

From the menu System/Configuration/Other/Menudrake


For other distribution, see the documentation prior to your system

PLUGIN JAVA

Download Java plugin
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Latest version: jre-6-linux-i586.bin

Download from the directory /home/utilisateur/tarball

==Java intallation==
Root connection
su -
Move to /usr/local
cd /usr/local
Java installation
sh /home/utilisateur/tarball/jre-version-linux-i586.bin
License of Java will be displayed

Press on the spacebar button until you see :

Do you agree to the above licence terms? [yes or no]

Select Yes to launch installation

The directory jrex.x.x will be created in /usr/local

Creation of link to libjavaplugin_oji.so

ln -sfv /usr/local/jre1.6.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/local/firefox/plugins

Exit from the root session
exit
Installation complete

PLUGIN FLASH

Download the plugin from below link:

http://www.adobe.com/...

Installation of Flashplayer

Root connection
su
Move to /usr/local
cd /usr/local
Flashplayer installation
tar xzvf /home/utilisateur/install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz
Copy of file
cp -v /usr/local/install_flash_player_7_linux/*flashplayer.* /usr/local/firefox/plugins
Exit from the root session
exit
Installation complete

PLUGIN VERIFICATION

/usr/local/bin/firefox about:plugins &