How to install firefox 1.5 in linux

[nbr10]

Guys

I know this is a simple question but I am brand new to linux and trying to teach myself how to use it. I know Mac and Windows extremely well but I am struggling with linux. I am currently using Mandriva 2006.

I just downloaded firefox 1.5 and have unzipped it where I want it to go. But I cannot identify the executable to actually run the app.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[Digiital]

You could have(I think, haven't used mandriva yet) from there package repository. Which would install it and out it out on a menu already for you.

But since you have it already. If your in the directory where you installed it. then you can run it by doing the following :

./firefox

make sure to include the ./ since it's not in your PATH, ./ tells it to run the file from the current directory.

[nbr10]

Well I think I'm one step closer. At least something happened this time :) . I entered the command you gave me in the terminal and it produced this error

./firefox-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

Any more thoughts? Its been a LONG time since I felt this helpless in front of a computer.

[Digiital]

The problem with Linux. Your really better off getting it from Mandrivas Software repository.

Your now missing the libstdc module.

From a command window and as ROOT type in:

# apt-get update
then
# apt-get install libstdc

If that doesn't work try searching for the correct module name like:

# apt-cache search libstdc

Then if you see the correct name then do a

# apt-get install <the correct module name>



Hope that works.

[nbr10]

The problem with Linux. Your really better off getting it from Mandrivas Software repository.

Your now missing the libstdc module.

From a command window and as ROOT type in:

# apt-get update
then
# apt-get install libstdc

If that doesn't work try searching for the correct module name like:

# apt-cache search libstdc

Then if you see the correct name then do a

# apt-get install <the correct module name>



Hope that works.

Thanks I'll give that a shot. Although I won't be able to try until the weekend. Too tied up with work.