Installing firefox 3+ on linux

I give you 2 options

1. You can either use the installation script
2. You can install yourself

Either way it will take time. The files mentioned below are firefox dependencies.

You will need the following files
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1. firefox = firefox 3+
2. pkg-config = pkgconfig-0.18.tar.gz
3. pixman = pixman-0.12.0.tar.gz
4. cairo = cairo-1.8.6.tar.gz
5. glib = glib-2.18.4.tar.gz
6. pango = pango-1.20.5.tar.gz
7. atk = atk-1.25.2.tar.gz
8. gtk = gtk+-2.14.7.tar.gz

I want to use the installation script

Redhat users click here
Mandriva users click here

(Make sure that you put all the downloaded files in the same folder)

1. Login as root.

2. Run the script file

> sh script_file_name.sh

I want to install it myself

(Please follow the order or you will have to start all over again)

1. Login as root

2. Creating the common dependency directory

> mkdir /opt/gtk

3. Setting up the environment variables

> export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/gtk/lib/pkgconfig/:/usr/lib/pkgconfig /:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH

> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/gtk/lib/:/usr/local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> export PATH=/opt/gtk/bin/:$PATH

4. Extracting the firefox archive

> tar -xvjf firefox-3.0.8.tar.bz2

5. Pkg-config installation

> tar -xvzf pkgconfig-0.18.tar.gz
> cd pkgconfig-0.18
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk
> make
> make install
> cd ..

6. Pixman installation

> tar -xvzf pixman-0.12.0.tar.gz
> cd pixman-0.12.0
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk
> make
> make install
> cd ..

7. Cairo installation

> tar -xvzf cairo-1.8.6.tar.gz
> cd cairo-1.8.6
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk
> make
> make install
> cd ..

8. Glib installation

> tar -xvzf glib-2.18.4.tar.gz
> cd glib-2.18.4
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk
> make
> make install
> cd ..

9. Pango installation

> tar -xvzf pango-1.20.5.tar.gz
> cd pango-1.20.5
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk
> make
> make install
> cd ..

10. Atk installation

> tar -xvzf atk-1.25.2.tar.gz
> cd atk-1.25.2
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk
> make
> make install
> cd ..

11. Gtk installation

Redhat users

> tar -xvzf gtk+-2.14.5.tar.gz
> cd gtk+-2.14.5
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk/ --without-libjasper
> make
> make install
> cd ..

Mandriva users

> tar -xvzf gtk+-2.14.5.tar.gz
> cd gtk+-2.14.5
> ./configure --prefix=/opt/gtk/ --without-libjasper --without-libtiff
> make
> make install
> cd ..

Common steps

1. Editing the .bashrc file

> vi /root/.bashrc

Add the following entries in the file

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/gtk/lib/pkgconfig/:/usr/lib/pkgconfig /:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/gtk/lib/:/usr/local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

export PATH=/opt/gtk/bin/:$PATH

2. Run firefox

> cd firefox
> ./firefox