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Operating Systems Linux Slackware Firefox 8 install on slack 13.37 Post 302576818 by dragonnefyre on Saturday 26th of November 2011 03:15:45 PM

11-26-2011

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Re: Firefox 8 install on slack 13.37

You can upgrade from FF4 to FF8 or remove FF4 then install FF8. To upgrade use upgradepkg oldpackagename%newpackagename. You need to do that as root. You will need to get the oldpackagename from /var/log/packages.

I usually use upgradepkg but in jumping from 4 to 8 it may be wiser to remove the FF4 and install FF8. This is what I usually do with packages such as Firefox and Thunderbird. It is just my preference.

As for the different directories, leave that to pkgtool (upgradepkg, installpkg) to sort out. I do. And it all works. I did use FF8 but it hung on me so I went back to FF6. I think it is FF6 I am using. Latest isn't always the best.

Sorry if some of the info here is a bit like a noddy guide, just trying to help.

I hope this helps.

Andy.

Slackware 13.37-x86_64

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PLASMAPKG(1)							 KDE User's Manual						      PLASMAPKG(1)

NAME

       plasmapkg - Install, list, remove Plasma packages

SYNOPSIS

       plasmapkg [-h, --hash path] [-g, --global] [-t, --type type] [-i, --install path] [-u, --upgrade path] [-l, --list] [--list-types] [-r,
		 --remove name] [-p, --packageroot path] [KDE Generic Options] [Qt Generic Options]

DESCRIPTION

       plasmapkg is a command line tool to install, list, remove Plasma packages.

OPTIONS

       -h, --hash  path
	   Generate a SHA1 hash for the package at "path".

       -g, --global
	   For install or remove, operates on packages installed for all users.

       -t, --type  type
	   The type of package, e.g.  theme, wallpaper, plasmoid, dataengine, runner, layout-template, etc.  [plasmoid].

       -i, --install  path
	   Install the package at "path".

       -u, --upgrade  path
	   Upgrade the package at "path".

       -l, --list
	   List installed packages.

       -r, --remove  name
	   Remove the package named "name".

       -p, --packageroot  path
	   Absolute path to the package root. If not supplied, then the standard data directories for this KDE session will be searched instead.

SEE ALSO

       More detailed user documentation is available from help:/plasma-desktop (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run khelpcenter
       help:/plasma-desktop).

AUTHORS

       plasmapkg was written by Aaron Seigo<aseigo@kde.org>.

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