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merchtemeagle · 10-12-2004, 09:20 AM

I've installed Firefox in /usr/bin/firefox.

I want to be able to just give the command 'firefox' in a shell.
What's the best thing to do. Write a script that goes to the right directory or just put it in my $PATH variable?

darkleaf · 10-12-2004, 09:24 AM

Now doesn't firefox load it already then?

mirradric · 10-12-2004, 09:30 AM

Ya... /usr/bin should already be in your PATH.
If it's not then you probably want to add it to your PATH

merchtemeagle · 10-12-2004, 10:13 AM

Yes, /usr/bin is in my path, but firefox is installed in a folder firefox in /usr/bin and it doenst load with the command 'firefox'.
I put /usr/bin/firefox in my PATH, but is this the cleanest way to do it?

darkleaf · 10-12-2004, 10:18 AM

I think the cleanest way is use suse package system (they have one isn't it) and don't change the location.

merchtemeagle · 10-12-2004, 10:23 AM

yes, they have one for rpm's: Yast.
But I downloaded the latest versions because of a security issue in 0.8 (the one I find in my Yast sources) and there doesn't seem to exist an rpm (yet?).

Linux24 · 10-12-2004, 10:38 AM

Best solution:

Put a symlink to firefox in /usr/bin

su -
*password*
ln -s targetlocation/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Make sure the firefox file you are pointing to is the launcher shell script and not the binary.

All done.

Now when you type firefox at the command line, it launches the browser.