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dguedry · Xplorer Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 2

I've installed Firefox from the update manager. Firefox installed fine, but lacks integration.
1) I can't seem to set it as the default browser.
2) In the downloads dialog, open and remove links don't work
3) The initial download location, "desktop" somehow points to my home directory... not my desktop.

Xandros, can you update the "Xandros Networks" package to include fixes?

Arne Anka · Last edited by Arne Anka on Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:44 am; edited 1 time in total

shengchieh · Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:29 pm Post subject:

1.
If you still have trouble w/ Arne's approach, go to control center
-> file assoc.. and change the file association for *.html.

3.
Edit
-> Preferences
-> Download
Click your preference on the top two lines.
(ask ... OR save ... + directory)

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Arne Anka · Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject:

dguedry · Xplorer Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 2

1) "I can't seem to set it as the default browser."
From root console, executed "update-alternatives --config x-www-browser". Selected Firefox. Worked great.

2) "In the downloads dialog, open and remove links don't work"
"Remove" does in fact work. However, "open" needs help. It can be made to work, but I'm not sure I want to go slicing and dicing MIME types and files.

3) "The initial download location, "desktop" somehow points to my home directory... not my desktop."
This is indeed a FireFox / Mozilla Linux issue. Can be changed, though.

I do appreciate all of the advise.

Xandros has made such amazing strides in terms of top-down integration, I rather not see frayed ends at this point. Firefox is perhaps the most well known open source product and I'd like an option to fully integrate it into my Xandros desktop by mouse click... not by dropping to a command prompt and being a system admin.

Arne Anka · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Working, but ...

shengchieh · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject:

shengchieh · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:31 pm Post subject:

On Mozilla, left-click help. Search for "download".
The options are discussed there. I didn't read it
all the way, but I know you can do it because I
did it. If you still stumped after reading, let me know.

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eMadman · Xplorer Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 1

Arne Anka · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:02 pm Post subject:

Not all apps make use of Debian way to use a default browser.
Have you set up file association as well in Control Center ?

Also, if you don't need mozilla, uninstall it or at least exec

update-alternatives --config mozilla

Rudy · Xplorer Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 69

I followed the suggestion to run "update-alternatives", below is the result.

Selection Alternative
-----------------------------------------------
1 /usr/bin/konqueror
+ 2 /usr/bin/mozilla
* 3 /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox

Unfortunately when I click on a url from within Thunderbird now, no browser starts. If I update-alternatives and switch back to mozilla, it works fine. I have no trouble running Firefox normally.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.

PS What's the + in front of mozilla?

impetigo · Xandrosian Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 460 Location: US, FL

just get Firefox off XANDROS Network.. 2minz

looks like you compiled the wrong pack in Xandros.

Rudy · Xplorer Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 69

OK, Now this is getting really ugly! I tried your suggestion installing a Firefox update for 1.04 from XN. For the record I had NOT compiled a version of Firefox. I had downloaded it from the mozilla.org site and followed the directions I saw on XN. Everything worked fine with the exception of sites which had a "mailto". ...and when in Thunderbird it wanted to pulkl up Mozilla when I clickecd on a URL in an e-mail.

When running the update there were 2 errors about Invalid UTF-8 - I shoulda saved them but didn't. Looked like it was during clean-up(?)

Tried Thunderpird and still nothing when trying to click a link to start Firefox. Started Firefox and tried to click a mailto and same problem as before....it doesn't open anything.

So while still in XN I saw there was also an update for NVu.... Since I had never used it I thought I would remove it and then add it completely Got the following while removing nVu using Xandros Network

[Invalid UTF-8] Could not parse file '/usr/share/applications/kde/konnectvpn.desktop': desktop entry contain line 'Name[fr]=Connection a un r\xe9seau priv\xe9s virtuel' which is not UTF-8
[Invalid UTF-8] Could not parse file '/usr/share/applications/kde/eventview.desktop': desktop entry contain line 'Name[fr]=Visualiseur d'\xe9v\xe9nements' which is not UTF-8
[Invalid UTF-8] Could not parse file '/usr/share/applications/xuplus.desktop': desktop entry contain line 'Comment[es]=Aplicaci\xf3n de manejo de paquetes f\xe1cil de usar' which is not UTF-8
[Invalid UTF-8] Could not parse file '/usr/share/applications/ooo645calc.desktop': desktop entry contain line 'Comment[ca]=Fulla de c\xc3| lcul d'OpenOffice.org' which is not UTF-8
Xandros Networks has detected the following error:
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Xandros Networks detected errors while processing the following file(s):
mozilla-firefox
1 not fully installed or removed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Xandros Networks has detected the following error:
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Xandros Networks detected errors while processing the following file(s):
/var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-firefox_1.x.1.0.4-2_i386.deb
1)Done.

Do I have a more serious issue here?

impetigo · Xandrosian Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 460 Location: US, FL

just do a Search for Firefox remove that package thru Xandros Networks

after you remove that package that's not workin'

just close your Xandros Network

Open up again your Xandros Network..

do a Search for Firefox

Install

done.

right package .. fully functional.

Clancy · Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject:

It may be somewhat harder than that, although I'd try impetigo's suggestion first as it's a lot easier and may work for you.

Several of us have had this problem, I started a thread about it yesterday and worked out a fix for my system last night which I will post when I'm up to date with the forum messages (give me about an hour).

Since it's a discuss thing rather than a one step solution the thread is here

http://forums.xandros.com/viewtopic.php?t=15835&highlight=
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