I tried to update Firefox a couple of times but without success. When I start downloading the Firefox update DSL locks up. Is there a way to make this work? Any help will be appreciated.
Eric

Just download the UCI http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...x-2.0-gtk1.uci
That should work quite well and be as updated as possible.

I tried to download your suggestion but it caused my browser to lock-up. My version of Firefox is 1.0.6 I think it is out of date. I have been doing a little research and think I can download an update for Firefox with apt. I will give it a try and let you know how it works out.
Thanks
Eric

I have an updated version of Firefox downloaded to my DSL PC but have not been able to install it. I also downloaded thunderbird an e-mail program. I was able to unpack and extract it but so far have not been able to figure out how to install these programs and make them work. On thunderbird I used this command in a shell
"gzip -d /tmp/mydsl/thunderbird-2.0.0.14.tar.gz" then used this command "tar xvf /tmp/mydsl/thunderbird.tar" that is as far as I've gotten. I looked at the readme file but there were no directions on install process.
Eric

I'm going to assume you downloaded the source packages. So what you have done should give you a folder saying thunderbird-something-something...

Hopefully what I've said is correct.

So now install the gnu-utils and the gcc1-with-libs packages. Then simply ./configure; make; make install. There is a good chance that it won't install (because of outdated libraries and such) so give us the error messages when you get them.

I have already installed the gnu-utils but do not think I have installed gcc1 with libs packages. I now have a folder that says thunderbird on it and have tried the command ./configure and /configure but I get a message that says there is no folder by that name. Do I need to create a folder by that name in the thunderbird folder to make it work?
Eric

OK I tried your suggestion the following is how...

rootbox:CD /tmp/mydsl/thunderbird
rootbox:./configure

error message says "No such file or directory"

Before I did the above I downloaded the programs you suggested using "mydsl" with no problems and rebooted my pc. I know that I am doing something wrong but have no clue.
Eric

So I was cruising the forums on different sites to try to figure out what the problem was and, I think I may have found it. I you go to the Mozilla website and download their Linux package it doesn't come in a source file! You instead download a binary package in which the people from Mozilla have built an installer from. There when you unpack the file there should be a tbird or thunderbird binary file. Run it. This should start the installer.

The forum I found the answer on:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=613459&page=1

Thank you for the info I will give it a try.I am still learning how DSL works but think that this Linux OS is awesome!
Eric

Using the methods described in this thread, will the version of Firefox that's built-in to DSL be updated, or will the user end up with two versions of Firefox on their computer? I want to keep my working copies of DSL as small as possible, and having two copies of Firefox would not be helpful. ;-)

The difficulty of removing the built-in apps like Firefox is the biggest frustration I have when using DSL. One of the reasons I bought the official DSL book was for learning how to remove apps I don't use so I can create a REALLY Damn Small Linux live CD, but the section on removing apps is a mere two paragraphs.

I'd really like an officially-developed remaster that includes almost no end-user apps like word processors or browsers or games, etc, etc. Something SUPER small where you install every app via the MyDSL system or by fully remastering. It would be a great option for people who want to use DSL as a base to create their own custom-purpose livecds. I have all sorts of different uses for livecds that contain different apps, some personal and others for work. For this purpose, DSL actually has TOO MUCH stuff pre-packaged. But it's SO DARNED easy to use that I'm hesitant to switch to something like full Knoppix or Linux From Scratch.