Solaris

download pkg from sunfreeware web site
(root user mode)

step1:

Code:

#mkdir opt/sft

step2:
download the package and save it in the opt/sft directory

step3:

Code:

#bunzip2 firefox-3.6.10.en-US.solaris-10-fcs-i386-pkg.bz2

step 4

Code:

#pkgadd -d ./firefox-3.6.10.en-US.solaris-10-fcs-i386-pkg

step5:

Code:

#cd /opt/sfw/lib/firefox
# ls -la | grep firefox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3936 Sep 16 16:53 firefox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 32824 Sep 16 16:53 firefox-bin

(after installation is over, search for the firefox-bin file inside firefox directory)

step6:

Code:

#pwd
#/opt/sfw/lib/firefox
(follow this path then run run firefox-bin file)
#./firefox

***********sample output screenshot given,
please check the attachment*****************


(firefox web page will execute for the first time)

Nothing can be done alone once we are talking about unix and linux:

ref:\\ info

step 7:
To Enable Java run time (JVM):
Solaris 10, Java plugin is located at

Code:

# usr/java/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

(if you do not find it there please download from the web site)
step 8:
Add the desktop file and start from menu(pkgadd format only)

Code:

# cat >/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop<<EOF

***********sample output screenshot given,
please check the attachment*****************

(if you are unable to see the icon in the desktop click launch button->Applications->internet ->firefox icon)

what is this about? please clarify...

this is about firefox installation .. i did it ....and it worked.

Seems useful, Thanks.