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# 8  
Old 06-21-2009
i don't know rhel. but you've installed it and should be able to do an update of the software?! with a little bit of google i found this:
up2date command to update Redhat enterprise Linux (RHEL) howto
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-ce...command-howto/
# 9  
Old 06-21-2009
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Originally Posted by jxh461
Do you suggest that I uninstall what I have on there allready ?
If so, how do I go about that (never done it on linux)? I imagine there has to be some cleanup.

Please advise, and thanks.
The first thing you should do is to read this:

Firefox system requirements.

Quote:
Firefox Software Requirements (Linux)

Please note that Linux distributors may provide packages for your distribution which have different requirements. Firefox will not run at all without the following libraries or packages:
  • GTK+ 2.10 or higher
  • GLib 2.12 or higher
  • Pango 1.14 or higher
  • X.Org 1.0 or higher

For optimal functionality, we recommend the following libraries or packages:
  • NetworkManager 0.7 or higher
  • DBus 1.0 or higher
  • HAL 0.5.8 or higher
  • GNOME 2.16 or higher


Compare what you have to these requirements.

In general, you should not install software unless you look at the system requirements first.

Also, the current FF3 version is 3.0.11, as I recall.
# 10  
Old 06-23-2009
I finally got this to work. Thank to all who contributed.
# 11  
Old 06-23-2009
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Originally Posted by jxh461
I finally got this to work. Thank to all who contributed.
would be nice to write what you've done... other people with the same problem can use this information!
# 12  
Old 06-29-2009
I was trying to install the latest version of firefox from the internet and was having issues with libraries. Someone suggested that I install an older version. When I was looking at the Add/Remove Applications utitlity, I realized that for some reason the firefox browser was not checked. So I added the version that came with the dvd.
# 13  
Old 07-03-2009
Yeah, for linux, its better to install the distributor's version than random versions from the internet.
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