Installed latest Firefox (Quantum); how to make it run?

[woofwof]

[SOLVED] Just search for libgtk-3 in PPM (the Puppy Packet Manager) but make sure you add the "-3" to end or the right ones won't show up. [SOLVED] THANKS FOR FIX dancytron, bigpup, and mikelr.

Hi, I installed and tried to run the latest Firefox release, Quantum..I got it from here, the portable version made by Fredx181 ->

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 010#978010

..but when i put "ff" from the file onto the desktop and click it all it does is create a folder that says Profile on the desktop, program doesn't open.


Thanks in advance to talented and super fast forum people for any suggestions!



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[dancytron]

Tell us exactly what version of Puppy or Dog you are using. Also, I assume you are using Fred's portable Firefox.

The instructions to drag the ff file on to the desktop may be the problem. Drag the ff back to where you found it (or reinstall). Then run it by clicking on ff file or right clicking on ff file and choosing "run" or "Open".

If that doesn't work, open a terminal window in the folder with the ff file and type "./ff" Tell us what messages you get.

[woofwof]

I'm on Tahrpup 6..but Im not sure if it's 6.0.2 or 6.0.3..or on 6.0.5. I'm total new sorry. Yeah i tried running ff within it's firefox32 folder and nothing happened. I'll try it again if you suggest it. Then I will reinstall but then i got a problem of making sure i remove all files or another error probably occur.

DANCYTRON, I ran terminal in firefox32 folder which first originally contained ff file..but first i put ff back in folder and moved any shortcuts (?) on desktop to trash.

Terminal says...XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /root/firefox32/libmozgtk/so:
libwayland-cursor.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Couldn't load XCOM.


Anything else u need? Thanks for help.

[dancytron]

Okay, that means that it is not finding something that it needs to run.

Bad download? I try to redownload and see what happens.

If that doesn't do it, someone else will come along and help you figure out what is missing.

[woofwof]

Reinstalled and uncompressed in different places but still nothing. When I click ff in firefox32 folder to run I guess another file or folder is added to firefox32, I think it's just Profile folder though..just like before.

Please, any suggestions, Im desperate thanks!

[foxpup]

I think this firefox needs gtk3 and Tahr does not have it. It is in the first page of the firefox quantum thread you refer to, woofwof.

[woofwof]

Thanks foxpup, that really might be it, but im now away from pc and am writing from mobile..I will try it later!

[bigpup]

Need to go back to the forum topic and read the edit entries.
Something about GTK3 and where the Firefox folder needs to be placed.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 010#978010

[woofwof]

Yeah working on it..problem is that Gtk3 on that specific forum page says its for Slacko but i still downloaded/installed it cause it's buntu-based anyway I put it in root and even put it in firefox32 folder, still nothing. I went to Gtk website and looked to download it from there but I mean just the instruction guide appears to be more difficult than rocket science haha. Now I'm trying this one -> http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 764#989764

Still searching here and other forums & sites for info maybe I'll send a pm to Fredx181 the guy who ported (?) Firefox Quantum and just be patient.


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[dancytron]

Better to install it from Ubuntu using the Puppy Package Manager.

Try searching for "libgtk" in the PPM and see if you can find it.

edit:

Here is the link on the Ubuntu site.
https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/libgtk-3-0

so the name of the package is libgtk-3-0. Find that in the PPM and install it with its dependencies. That ought to do it.

edit again: You keep saying you are putting firefox in /root. That means inside your savefile. Consider putting it in /mnt/home instead. It will work both places, but since it is portable there is no reason to put it in the save file if you don't need to.

[woofwof]

Not there..I placed more repositories and updated them. It's not showing up. Should I download directly from ubuntu site? I'll do the firefox in /mnt/home thing too.

Thanks for help, may god(s) (if they exist) bless u.

[mikeslr]

Which Puppy are you using? I think I successfully used Mike Walsh's Gtk3 pet "for precise" in Slacko 5.7.1 and Tahrpup. No running either at the moment so relying on often flaky memory. After installing a restart-x, maybe reboot, is necessary.

mikesLr

[woofwof]

Nice, solved. Thanks a lot dancytron, bigpup, and mikeslr. I'll update original post with info how it was fixed.