OK, if that's what you have to have here is how to do it.kpfuser wrote:Hi jrb,
Thank you for your quick reply, your warm welcome, and your encouraging words. Nevertheless, despite the above, I am sorry to say that your post added a new big disappointment with Puppy to a string of older ones.
To clarify matters, I was led to believe that I could update software (Firefox mostly) by using the Ubuntu repositories and thus keep my installation current so as to avoid the multiple problems I am experiencing now because of a hopelessly outdated version of Firefox. However, your post put paid to such foolish dreams.
Anyway, since life with Puppy seems to be an endless string of compromises and work-arounds, let's see if anything can be salvaged from today's shipwreck with your kind help. For starters, is it possible to install a recent version of Firefox in a manner analogous to the one you describe for Opera? In fact, any manner whatsoever will do as long as I end up with the most recent version of Firefox and no unresolved dependencies. If I can get as far as this, perhaps my resolve will be rekindled allowing me to better cope with the travails that will undoubtedly follow. So what is the verdict?
Go to https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla. ... inux-i686/. Download whatever version of Firefox 27 you prefer. Put it in a place that is easy to access.
Start Barebones Precise. Find firefox-27.0.1.tar.bz2 and click on it. When you extract it you will have a folder called firefox. Go into the folder and click on the firefox executable and you will be online with the latest stable firefox. I've just done all this and it is running fine.
To set up the browse icon first right click on the firefox executable referred to above, choose Rename.(don't rename it!) Instead highlight everything in the rename box. In my case /mnt/home/firefox/firefox. Once highlighted right click on it and choose Copy.
Now go to /usr/local/bin and right click on defaultbrowser. Choose Open as Text. Get rid of mozstart and paste in what you have copied from Rename. Now the browse button will open firefox.
One Caution: if the firefox folder is on the partition that you are going to save your pupsave to then you should create your pupsave first before changing defaultbrowser! The path to the executable will change after creating a pupsave.
I won't describe how to put firefox on the menu, that is much more complicated and I don't have time right now.
Its been a while since I used Firefox or Seamonkey this way but as I recall they will automatically nag you to update. If not go to Help - About Firefox and it will automatically check to see if you have the latest version and offer to update for you.
That should do it. Good Luck. J