8.04 / Firefox 3.6.3: open a web site

Right Click the file and untick the executable box.

Then right click again and choose to open with Firefox

Hi wojox

Thanks. But I don't have an executable box. If I right click the file I've

- Open
- Open with Text Editor
- Open with Other Application
- Cut
- Copy
- Make Link
- Rename
- Move to Trash
- Send to ...
- Encrypt
- Sign
- Create Archive
- Properties

If I choose Open with Other Application, Firefox is not listed.

What do you mean with executable box? Thanks a lot.
Peter

navigate in the terminal to the location of the file and run:

firefox ./file.html

replace file.html with the files actual name (case sensitive). You can use tab to complete it after typing the first few characters of the file name (also case sensitive)

Hi actionparsnip

It doesn't work.

firefox ./file.html means: The program 'firefox' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: apt-get install firefox-3.0
bash: firefox: command not found

Firefox 3.6.2 is installed and it works.
Peter

ok thats cool then change the command:

firefox-3.6 ./file.html

I thought that would have be a natural next step...

bash: firefox-3.6: command not found
Peter

can you give the output of:

cd /usr/bin; ls fire*

thanks

root@linux-desktop:~# cd /usr/bin; ls fire*
ls: cannot access fire*: No such file or directory

Firefox is installed in usr/lib.
Peter

you don't need to be root to do this activity. Users can ls the /usr/bin folder quite readily.

How did you install firefox? The standard deb will put the binary in /usr/bin.

I downloaded and extracted it to the same place where the old version was installed. The installation of 8.04 placed it in /usr/lib.

Why are you not using apt-get / synaptic

If you add this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa

You can install 3.6 via apt-get / synaptic and it will be fine.

Thanks. I'm going to try it.
Peter

Right Click the file and untick the executable box. It's Properties > Permissions >
Execute

Thanks wojox.
Peter