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jrv331 · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 40

I downloaded and installed FireFox, but Im having trouble getting a icon on the desktop and a entry in the menu. I cannot find a How To on this - any simple directions.
Thanks
John

MU · Posted: Sun 11 Mar 2007, 03:49 Post subject:

It should include a file firefox.desktop.
Copy it to /root/share/applications.

I think Puppy 2.14 just regenerates the menu, if you install something with petget, maybe also if you reboot.
So after you copied, try to reboot.

I think there is a script "fixmenus" that alternatively could be run from a consolewindow.

Mark

EdFromHouston · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 176

You want to find your Firefox folder. Mine is /usr/local/firefox. In the folder drag the executable firefox to the desktop with the mouse which in my case is /usr/local/firefox/firefox. Then look in your icon folder which in my case is /usr/local/firefox/icons. On the desktop executable right click and select set icon and drag the icon to the popup window to set the icon.

In 2.14 in order to create a menu listing open /usr/share/applications. Right click and make a new file. Rename the file firefox.desktop and open it as text by right clicking and clicking open as text in the context menu. Paste this into it. You may have to change the location. This will make a menu next to Seamonkey called Firefox WebBrowser.

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox-WebBrowser
Icon=/usr/local/firefox/icons/mozicon16.xpm
Comment=firefox-2.0.0.2
Exec=/usr/local/firefox/firefox
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser
GenericName=firefox-2.0.0.2

once you do that then go click on /usr/sbin/fixmenus to set the menu and reboot.

Version 2.13 and below is different.

Once you do this then go to
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=15751
and make sure your links and relative links are right. Just drag them with your mouse and when you release your mouse button you will get to choose the kind of link, relative, copy whatever.

jrv331 · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 40

Once again you guys are life savers. Thanks for the help, just one follow up question - when Firefox installed it didnt show me where it went - do the all go to the same folder or is it a search until you find it thing?
Thanks Again
John

MU · Posted: Sun 11 Mar 2007, 13:02 Post subject:

It usually just uses 1 folder
/usr/local/firefox or /usr/lib/firefox Ithink.
Mark