Firefox installation

• Download firefox from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

• Install it via

 cd $SBSOFTDIR/opt
 tar xzvf firefox-<version>.tar.gz

• If you want to keep the name firefox, link the script firefox to the bin dir

 ln -s $SBSOFTDIR/opt/firefox/firefox $SBSOFTDIR/bin/

• If you want to use another name (firefox-2.0), create a shell script that contains

#!/bin/sh
exec /home/fias/simbio/software/opt/firefox/firefox "$@"

• make a softlink to the java plugin

 ln -s \
  /etc/alternatives/firefox-javaplugin.so \
  $SBOFTDIR/opt/firefox/plugins/

• copy the macromedia flash plugin
  • in the case that the system-wide flash plugin should be used, copy it via

 cp /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplayer.xpt $SBSOFTDIR/opt/firefox/plugins/
 cp /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so $SBSOFTDIR/opt/firefox/plugins/

• • if your own version of the flash player should be used, unpack the flash player and copy .xpt and .so-files into the above directory.