Install Apps

[jeopardyracing]

I'd like to install the latest version of Firefox, but I don't want to use apt-get on m y HD install of Knopp because the versions listed (even when I apt-cache updated!) aren't the newest version.

What directory should I expand the Firefox app in? I've done it in my user directory in the past but I really don't like that approach. Is /usr/bin best?

[Markus]

Do you have unstable lines in /etc/apt/sources.list ?

root@fujibox:/home/markus# apt-cache policy mozilla-firefox
mozilla-firefox:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.0-4
Version Table:
1.0-4 0
990 ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org unstable/main Packages

root@fujibox:/home/markus# apt-get install -t unstable mozilla-firefox -s
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Suggested packages:
mozilla-firefox-gnome-support
The following NEW packages will be installed:
mozilla-firefox
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 123 not upgraded.
Inst mozilla-firefox (1.0-4 Debian:unstable)
Conf mozilla-firefox (1.0-4 Debian:unstable)

Or is there a newer version?

[jeopardyracing]

I didn't add any unstable lines - are they there so I can just uncomment them? If not, any suggestions you may have on good servers would be great.

[Markus]

Kind of depends where you're located.

For Germany:
# deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
# deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
## deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
## deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

Finland:
deb ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
# deb-src ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ unstable main

You can use apt-spy to find a fast server near you. Me, I just chose ftp.fi since it's just a few km's from where I live.
Or have a look at: http://www.debian.org/mirror/

[shah]

Get firefox from their site.
It comes with installer, so you don't have to compile it.

[jeopardyracing]

I saw that it came with an installer, but the installer seems to simply unpack everything wherever it's run. That's why I was wondering where I shoud put the installler before running it. Or have the changed the installer so now it installs elsehwere? I think my last try was 1.0 preview.

[jeopardyracing]

Thanks for the links for the mirrors - I'll check those out!

[shah]

Unpack it some temporary folder where you have access and install it to your home folder.
Create a link on your desktop.
If you want to uninstall it...just delete that firefox folder.

[jeopardyracing]

See that's the part I always wonder about: I have a copy of Firefox in a home folder once and wound up with a pretty significan memory leak related to playing flash movies. I thought the memory leak was the result of having installed an app in the home folder rather than elsewhere. Was I wrong then - is there nothing at all wrong with running applications from the home folder?

[A. Jorge Garcia]

I find it easier to download the *.deb I want from http://packages.debian.org and then use kpackage. I'm sick of apt-get breaking down on me!

Regards,
AJG