Flock 2 install

Asked by Mary Pratt

I downloaded Flock 2, and I extracted the files from the compressed folder. The things people say online aren't working for me. Does anyone know what to do to install it?

Thanks!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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If you can give the name of the compressed file you have, I can make it integrate with your OS.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

http://www.flock.com/faq/show/30#q_9069

Pretty much covers it. I suggest you move the extracted folder to /opt and let it run there.

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Mary Pratt (prattmt) said :
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flock-2.6.2.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2

it's in my downloads folder.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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sudo mv ~/Downloads/flock-2.6.2.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2 /opt; cd /opt; sudo tar jxvf ./flock-2.6.2.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2; sudo rm ./flock-2.6.2.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2; sudo ln -s /opt/flock/flock-browser /usr/bin/flock-browser

Then run:

gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/flock-browser.desktop

Add this text:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=2.5
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Flock
Comment=Flock Web Browser
Exec="/opt/flock/flock-browser"
GenericName=Flock Web Browser
Icon=/opt/flock/icons/mozicon128.png
Path=/opt/flock
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=
Categories=Network;Application;
GenericName[en_US]=Flock Web Browser

Save the new file and close gedit, you can now launch flock from your Application -> Internet menu

HTH

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Mary Pratt (prattmt) said :
#5

When I tried to do the first part, I automatically got this:

mv: cannot stat `/home/mary/Downloads/flock-2.6.2.en-US.linux-i686.bz2': No such file or directory

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#6

Use TAB to complete names of the folders and files, Linux is VERY case sensitive

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