[Glastonbury] New to it

[maurice]

Finally installed Firefox. Seems it doesn't have the facility to accept a path 
to Java. Insists on it's own place. I'll continue to use Konqueror which is 
not so particular.



On Monday 20 Dec 2004 07:01, maurice wrote:
> Java downloaded and installed without difficulty although for a while I
> didn't know where the script controlled installation had put the executable
> file - until I opened the script and found out.. Then the business of
> setting up the pathways in Konqueror. It was by accident I discovered that
> not only did the main application need it but the Java window seemed to
> need confirmation too.
>
> Anyway, I've been able to access my regular chat forum and was right
> pleased, bless you all.
>
> Not sure whether you call it Kmail or Kontact now but that works well and
> I've set up two of my pop accounts. Three more to go plus an IMAP.
>
> Checked out Open Office and liked it. Printed a few scribblings on the
> Epson 1290 which had installed itself automatically with lots of control.
> Not sure if I can save profiles for different batches of photo paper yet.
> Perhaps Gimp will do that?
>
> So the migration has begun.
>
> On Sunday 19 Dec 2004 20:38, peter cole wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 17:40, maurice wrote:
> > > Three cheers.
> > >
> > > Below is the first message received on Kmail and this is the first
> > > sent.
> > >
> > > Once again thanks to all who helped me launch Mandrake Linux.
> > >
> > > However, Firefox has a jinx. More of that when I finally solve the
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > I'm looking to download and install the Java Runtime Engine. The
> > > download site offered a heinz variety of installations. Any thoughts
> > > please on which one I need?
> >
> > I think i went for the off line installation as a biniary file ?
> >
> > this is the linux self extracting file ( running mandrake you may be
> > able to use the rpm )
> >
> > >From what i remember you down load the file.
> >
> > Create a directory in say /opt called java
> > so
> > /opt/java copy the file that you download into here. ( you will need to
> > be root to do this ( and to create the directory.) you then need to make
> > the file executable rh mouse click on the file and tick the make
> > executable box ok this.
> >
> > then i opened a command line terminal
> >
> > and did
> >
> > cd /
> > cd opt/java
> > then
> >
> > ./your file name here that was executable
> >
> > this will then go throught the setup of java.
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps it was a while ago i did this so not totally fresh in my
> > memory
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > > Maurice
> > >
> > > On Sunday 19 Dec 2004 13:41, tim hall wrote:
> > > > Last Saturday 18 December 2004 11:40, Sean Miller was like:
> > > > > >And hurrah. The connection was maintained just long enough to
> > > > > > download the Firefox browser. I used Ark without knowing why.
> > > > > > Happily Firefox installed itself without a problem and launched
> > > > > > automatically at the end of the set-up process. By that time, of
> > > > > > course, the internet connection had gone down. Re-booted to see
> > > > > > if the connection would re-establish and couldn't find Firefox.
> > > > > > I've found a Firefox folder but cannot discover an executable
> > > > > > file. Any assistance would be welcomed.
> > > >
> > > > /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox
> > > >
> > > > cheers
> > > >
> > > > tim hall
> > > > http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
> > > >
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