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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY firefox-download-http
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8 | "http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/&firefox-version;/source/firefox-&firefox-version;.source.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY firefox-download-ftp
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10 | "ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/&firefox-version;/source/firefox-&firefox-version;.source.tar.bz2">
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11 | <!ENTITY firefox-md5sum "794e0139c4df0392146353c655d94bb9">
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12 | <!ENTITY firefox-size "111 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY firefox-buildsize "4.9 GB (48 MB installed) (or 794 MB and 4.5 MB if using Xulrunner)">
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14 | <!ENTITY firefox-time "50 SBU (0.39 SBU if using Xulrunner)">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <sect1 id="firefox" xreflabel="Firefox-&firefox-version;">
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="firefox.html" ?>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1info>
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21 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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22 | <date>$Date$</date>
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23 | </sect1info>
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24 |
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25 | <title>Firefox-&firefox-version;</title>
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26 |
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27 | <indexterm zone="firefox">
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28 | <primary sortas="a-Firefox">Firefox</primary>
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29 | </indexterm>
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30 |
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31 | <sect2 role="package">
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32 | <title>Introduction to Firefox</title>
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33 |
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34 | <para>
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35 | <application>Firefox</application> is a stand-alone browser based on the
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36 | <application>Mozilla</application> codebase.
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37 | </para>
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38 |
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39 | &lfs73_checked;
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40 |
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41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>
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45 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&firefox-download-http;"/>
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46 | </para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>
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50 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&firefox-download-ftp;"/>
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51 | </para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>
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55 | Download MD5 sum: &firefox-md5sum;
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56 | </para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>
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60 | Download size: &firefox-size;
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61 | </para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | <listitem>
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64 | <para>
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65 | Estimated disk space required: &firefox-buildsize;
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66 | </para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | <listitem>
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69 | <para>
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70 | Estimated build time: &firefox-time;
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71 | </para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | </itemizedlist>
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74 |
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Download (if linking against xulrunner)</bridgehead>
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76 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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77 | <listitem>
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78 | <para>Recommended Patch: <ulink
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79 | url="&patch-root;/firefox-&firefox-version;-search_box_fix-1.patch"/></para>
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80 | </listitem>
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81 | </itemizedlist>
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82 |
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83 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Firefox Dependencies</bridgehead>
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84 |
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85 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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86 | <para role="required">
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87 | <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
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88 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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89 | <xref linkend="zip"/>, and
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90 | <xref linkend="unzip"/>
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91 | </para>
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92 |
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93 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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94 | <para role="recommended">
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95 | <xref linkend="libevent"/>,
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96 | <xref linkend="libvpx"/>,
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97 | <xref linkend="nspr"/>,
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98 | <xref linkend="nss"/>,
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99 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> and
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100 | <xref linkend="yasm"/>
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101 | </para>
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102 |
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103 | <note>
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104 | <para>
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105 | If you don't install recommended dependencies,
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106 | then internal copies of those packages will
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107 | be used. They might be tested to work, but
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108 | they can be out of date or contain security
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109 | holes.
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110 | </para>
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111 | </note>
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112 |
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113 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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114 | <para role="optional">
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115 | <xref linkend="curl"/>,
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116 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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117 | <xref linkend="doxygen"/>,
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118 | <ulink url="http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/">Hunspell</ulink>,
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119 | <xref linkend="libnotify"/>,
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120 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
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121 | <xref linkend="wget"/>,
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122 | <xref linkend="wireless_tools"/> and
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123 | <xref linkend="xulrunner"/>
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124 | </para>
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125 |
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126 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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127 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/firefox"/>
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128 | </para>
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129 | </sect2>
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130 |
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131 | <sect2 role="installation">
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132 | <title>Installation of Firefox</title>
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133 |
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134 | <para>
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135 | There are two major methods for building
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136 | <application>Firefox</application>. In the standard case, the entire suite
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137 | of libraries is built and installed. In the other, most of the system is
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138 | built using the procedures found in <xref linkend="xulrunner"/>. This is
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139 | advantageous if you are planning to build other related packages such as
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140 | <xref linkend="icedtea-web"/>. With either build method, you need to run
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141 | the main build procedure below with the appropriate options in the
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142 | <filename>mozconfig</filename> file. Then use the appropriate install
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143 | instructions depending on the chosen build method.
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144 | </para>
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145 |
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146 | <para>
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147 | The configuration of <application>Firefox</application> is accomplished by
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148 | creating a <filename>mozconfig</filename> file containing the desired
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149 | configuration options. A default <filename>mozconfig</filename> is created
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150 | below. To see the entire list of available configuration options (and an
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151 | abbreviated description of each one), issue <command>./configure
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152 | --help</command>. You may also wish to review the entire file and
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153 | uncomment any other desired options.
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154 | Create the file by issuing the following command:
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155 | </para>
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156 |
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157 | <screen><userinput>cat > mozconfig << "EOF"
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158 | # If you have a multicore machine, firefox will now use all the cores by
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159 | # default. Exceptionally, you can reduce the number of cores, e.g. to 1,
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160 | # by uncommenting the next line and setting a valid number of CPU cores.
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161 | #mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS="-j1"
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162 |
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163 | # If you have installed DBus-Glib comment out this line:
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164 | ac_add_options --disable-dbus
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165 |
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166 | # If you have installed wireless-tools comment out this line:
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167 | ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi
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168 |
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169 | # If you have installed libnotify comment out this line:
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170 | ac_add_options --disable-libnotify
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171 |
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172 | # Uncomment these lines if you have installed optional dependencies:
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173 | #ac_add_options --enable-system-hunspell
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174 | #ac_add_options --enable-startup-notification
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175 |
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176 | # If you have not installed Yasm then uncomment this line:
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177 | #ac_add_options --disable-webm
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178 |
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179 | # If you have installed xulrunner uncomment the next two ac_add_options lines
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180 | # and check that the sdk will be set by running pkg-config in a subshell
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181 | # and has not become hardcoded or empty when you created this file
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182 | #ac_add_options --with-system-libxul
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183 | #ac_add_options --with-libxul-sdk=$(pkg-config --variable=sdkdir libxul)
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184 |
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185 | # Comment out following options if you have not installed
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186 | # recommended dependencies:
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187 | ac_add_options --enable-system-sqlite
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188 | ac_add_options --with-system-libevent
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189 | ac_add_options --with-system-libvpx
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190 | ac_add_options --with-system-nspr
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191 | ac_add_options --with-system-nss
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192 |
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193 | # It is recommended not to touch anything below this line
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194 | ac_add_options --prefix=/usr
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195 | ac_add_options --enable-application=browser
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196 |
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197 | ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
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198 | ac_add_options --disable-installer
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199 | ac_add_options --disable-updater
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200 | ac_add_options --disable-debug
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201 | ac_add_options --disable-tests
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202 |
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203 | ac_add_options --enable-optimize
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204 | ac_add_options --enable-strip
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205 | ac_add_options --enable-install-strip
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206 |
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207 | ac_add_options --enable-gio
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208 | ac_add_options --enable-official-branding
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209 | ac_add_options --enable-safe-browsing
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210 | ac_add_options --enable-url-classifier
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211 |
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212 | ac_add_options --enable-system-ffi
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213 | ac_add_options --enable-system-pixman
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214 |
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215 | ac_add_options --with-pthreads
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216 |
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217 | ac_add_options --with-system-bz2
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218 | ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
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219 | ac_add_options --with-system-png
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220 | ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
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221 |
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222 | mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/firefox-build-dir
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223 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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224 |
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225 | <para>
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226 | If you are building against an already installed <application>Xulrunner</application>
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227 | apply the patch:
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228 | </para>
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229 |
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230 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../firefox-&firefox-version;-search_box_fix-1.patch
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231 | </userinput></screen>
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232 |
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233 | <para>
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234 | Compile <application>Firefox</application> by issuing the following
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235 | commands:
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236 | </para>
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237 |
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238 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 's@ ""@@' browser/base/Makefile.in &&
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239 | make -f client.mk</userinput></screen>
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240 |
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241 | <para>
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242 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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243 | </para>
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244 |
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245 | <para>
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246 | If you have <emphasis>not</emphasis> linked
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247 | <application>Firefox</application> against an installed
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248 | <application>Xulrunner</application>:
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249 | </para>
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250 |
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251 | <screen><userinput>make -C firefox-build-dir/browser/installer</userinput></screen>
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252 |
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253 | <para>
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254 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, if you
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255 | have <emphasis>not</emphasis> linked <application>Firefox</application>
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256 | against an installed <application>Xulrunner</application>, install the
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257 | package:
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258 | </para>
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259 |
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260 | <screen role="root"><userinput>rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version; &&
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261 | mkdir /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version; &&
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262 |
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263 | tar -xvf firefox-build-dir/dist/firefox-&firefox-version;.en-US.linux-$(uname -m).tar.bz2 \
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264 | -C /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version; --strip-components=1 &&
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265 | chown -R -v root:root /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version; &&
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266 |
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267 | ln -sfv ../lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/firefox /usr/bin &&
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268 |
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269 | mkdir -pv /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins &&
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270 | ln -sfv ../mozilla/plugins /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</userinput></screen>
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271 |
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272 | <para>
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273 | If you <emphasis>have</emphasis> linked against an already installed
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274 | <application>Xulrunner</application>, as the
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275 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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276 | </para>
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277 |
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278 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make -C firefox-build-dir install &&
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279 | ln -sfv ../lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/firefox /usr/bin &&
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280 | ln -sfv ../xulrunner-&firefox-version; /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/xulrunner &&
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281 |
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282 | mkdir -pv /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins &&
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283 | ln -sfv ../mozilla/plugins /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</userinput></screen>
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284 |
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285 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="npapi-firefox" xreflabel="Firefox">
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286 | NPAPI Headers
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287 | </bridgehead>
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288 |
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289 | <para>
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290 | The above instructions just install the parts you need to run
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291 | <application>Firefox</application>. If you want to compile
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292 | <xref linkend="gnash"/>, the open source version of Flash, copy some
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293 | headers that Gnash needs into /usr/include, as the
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294 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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295 | </para>
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296 |
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297 | <screen role="root"><userinput>rm -rf /usr/include/npapi &&
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298 | mkdir -v /usr/include/npapi &&
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299 | cp -v dom/plugins/base/*.h /usr/include/npapi</userinput></screen>
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300 |
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301 | <note>
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302 | <para>
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303 | You don't need to install the headers if you have built
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304 | <application>Firefox</application> against
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305 | <application>Xulrunner</application>.
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306 | </para>
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307 | </note>
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308 |
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309 | </sect2>
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310 |
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311 | <sect2 role="commands">
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312 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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313 |
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314 | <para>
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315 | <command>sed -i 's@ ""@@' browser/base/Makefile.in</command>: This sed
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316 | removes an unprintable control character from the title bar.
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317 | </para>
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318 |
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319 | <para>
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320 | <command>make -f client.mk ...</command>: Mozilla products are packaged to
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321 | allow the use of a configuration file which can be used to pass the
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322 | configuration settings to the <command>configure</command> command.
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323 | <command>make</command> uses the <filename>client.mk</filename> file to
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324 | get initial configuration and setup parameters.
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325 | </para>
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326 |
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327 | <para>
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328 | <command>make -C firefox-build-dir/browser/installer</command>: this
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329 | creates a <application>Firefox</application> tarball similar to the ones
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330 | you can download from Mozilla.
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331 | </para>
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332 |
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333 | <para>
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334 | <command>tar -xfv firefox-build-dir/dist ...</command>: This untars
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335 | <application>Firefox</application> in /usr/lib. The
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336 | <option>--strip-components=1</option> option removes the leading
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337 | 'firefox' directory from the filenames, allowing us to untar it
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338 | into a versioned directory.
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339 | </para>
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340 |
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341 | <para>
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342 | <command>make -C firefox-build-dir install</command>: This runs
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343 | <command>make install</command> in firefox-build-dir.
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344 | </para>
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345 |
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346 | <para>
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347 | <command>ln -sfv ... /usr/bin/firefox</command>: This puts a symbolic link
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348 | to the <command>firefox</command> executable in your <envar>PATH</envar>
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349 | variable.
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350 | </para>
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351 |
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352 | <para>
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353 | <command>mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins</command>: This checks
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354 | that <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins</filename>
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355 | exists.
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356 | </para>
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357 |
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358 | <para>
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359 | <command>ln -sv ... /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</command>: This
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360 | command creates a symbolic link to
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361 | <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins</filename>. It's not
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362 | really needed, as <application>Firefox</application> checks
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363 | <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins</filename> by
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364 | default, but the symbolic link is made to keep all the plugins installed in
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365 | one folder.
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366 | </para>
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367 |
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368 | </sect2>
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369 |
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370 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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371 | <title>Configuring Firefox</title>
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372 |
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373 | <para>
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374 | If you deleted the <option>--disable-webm</option> option from your
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375 | <filename>mozconfig</filename>, your <application>Firefox</application>
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376 | can play most YouTube videos without the need for the flash plugin. To
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377 | enable this, go to <ulink url="http://www.youtube.com/html5"/> and click
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378 | on 'Join the HTML5 Trial' (needs cookies enabled).
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379 | </para>
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380 |
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381 | <para>
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382 | If you use a desktop environment like <application>Gnome</application> or
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383 | <application>KDE</application> you may like to create a
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384 | <filename>firefox.desktop</filename> file so that
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385 | <application>Firefox</application> appears in the panel's menus. If you
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386 | didn't enable startup-notification in your mozconfig change the
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387 | StartupNotify line to false. As the
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388 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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389 | </para>
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390 |
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391 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -pv /usr/share/applications &&
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392 | mkdir -pv /usr/share/pixmaps &&
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393 |
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394 | cat > /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop << "EOF" &&
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395 | [Desktop Entry]
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396 | Encoding=UTF-8
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397 | Name=Firefox Web Browser
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398 | Comment=Browse the World Wide Web
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399 | GenericName=Web Browser
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400 | Exec=firefox %u
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401 | Terminal=false
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402 | Type=Application
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403 | Icon=firefox
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404 | Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser;
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405 | MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;text/mml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;
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406 | StartupNotify=true
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407 | EOF
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408 |
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409 | ln -sfv /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/browser/icons/mozicon128.png \
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410 | /usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png</userinput></screen>
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411 |
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412 | </sect2>
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413 |
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414 | <sect2 role="content">
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415 | <title>Contents</title>
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416 |
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417 | <segmentedlist>
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418 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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419 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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420 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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421 |
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422 | <seglistitem>
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423 | <seg>
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424 | firefox
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425 | </seg>
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426 | <seg>
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427 | Numerous libraries, browser components, plugins, extensions, and
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428 | helper modules installed in
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429 | <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</filename>
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430 | </seg>
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431 | <seg>
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432 | /usr/include/npapi and
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433 | /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;
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434 | </seg>
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435 | </seglistitem>
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436 | </segmentedlist>
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437 |
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438 | <variablelist>
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439 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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440 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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441 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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442 |
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443 | <varlistentry id="firefox-prog">
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444 | <term><command>firefox</command></term>
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445 | <listitem>
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446 | <para>
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447 | is a <application>GTK+ 2</application> internet browser that uses the
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448 | Mozilla Gecko rendering engine.
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449 | </para>
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450 | <indexterm zone="firefox firefox-prog">
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451 | <primary sortas="b-firefox">firefox</primary>
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452 | </indexterm>
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453 | </listitem>
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454 | </varlistentry>
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455 |
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456 | </variablelist>
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457 |
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458 | </sect2>
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459 |
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460 | </sect1>
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