linux and netscape....help

[e980238]

Hi!
I just installed red hat 7.1 and wanted to update the netscape browser to 6.1 i d/led the tar file but am not too good at linux yet. when i click on the installer file it says "no action taken" am i doing something wrong? thanx for your help

[S.D.Willie]

im pretty new to linux as there is alot to learn. there are a few linux guys here who are real good.
you have to basically compile the software when you have a .tar.gz file and the commands are these i believe.

open a terminal and switch the directory with the file.
type :

tar -zvxf "filename".tar.gz
change(cd command like dos)) to that new directory.
./configure
su (then enter password to switch to power user)
make
make install

those are the basic commands to install this. if all works well you will have it up and running but it doesnt always work out that way. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ is a good and helpful site.
now to leave before the linux guys come and step on my pea-sized brain. :rolleyes:

SD

heres another from there:
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/compiling/softinstall.html

[flea]

[edit - /me puts on a tin hat in case my brain gets eaten too



[edit - saw sd'd post


I should learn to type faster.





[original post]


Just a guess, but the installer file might not be set to be executable.







From a teminal run "ls -l" (no quotes) in the directory that you put the netscape's installer file is in.







Youll get something like this......







-r-xr-xr-x 1 flea users 365788 Dec 18 2000 file1



-rw-r--r-- 1 flea users 4058 Sep 29 04:35 file2











Look for the extra x in the start of the top line top line beside file1, look for that beside the installer program.







If there is none type "chmod +x $" and press enter.







Replace $ with the name of the installer program.







Try running the program again.







Hopefuly this will be of some help,







Ps "cd *dirname* "change directory

[pbharris]

Hello,
Netscape 6.1 is basically an older version of Mozilla (0.92 and 0.93)
Here are the files which yuo most like want to use.

mozilla-chat-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm
mozilla-mail-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm
mozilla-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm mozilla-psm-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm


First unistall the old ones. You can use gnorpm or at a terminal type (order is important)
rpm -e mozilla-mail
rpm -e mozilla-chat
rpm -e mozilla-psm
rpm -e mozilla

Then do a
rpm -Uvh mozilla-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh mozilla-mail-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh mozilla-psm-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh mozilla-chat-0.9.4-0.i386.rpm

Obviously the mail is the mail program and the psm is the part which make mozilla a secure browser.

I hope this helps.