[ydl-gen] How to install Firefox and set resoultion on KDE?

[Derick Centeno]

Hi Kevin:

It's always great to hear from someone still keeping the G3 up and  
running using YDL.  Here's a link which should help enable you to move  
your version of YDL up to what is current while using the instructions  
here  
(http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-newbie/Week- 
of-Mon-20050124/006710.html) to maintain use of BootX.  In other words,  
as long as you remain using that G3 you must use BootX.  You probably  
already know that, as well as the fact that BootX is no longer provided  
together with current versions of YDL, so the instructions regarding  
it's use will remain unchanged.  When you are ready to move up to a  
PowerPC (G4/5 or whatever the future is -- the Cell?), you won't need  
BootX at all.

Personally, I discovered how liberating that can be.  Please accept my  
apologies as the link I provided may appear self-promoting; my  
intention was to avoid repetition.

One can choose to keep the kernel current by using patches, as well as  
regularly updating changes and modifications to all the applications  
one uses.  An alternative to that process is to be and remain current  
with whatever TSS has released formally via the public mirrors and of  
course via using yum.  Personally, when TSS makes something simpler and  
more reliable (or anyone else for that matter) I use it.

Considering the specifics regarding your questions.  As far as I know  
tar is a compression utility.  The options used (xz..., and so on)  
affects how it compresses or uncompresses various files.  It does not  
install those compressed files.

You could get more info from:

$man tar

or
$info tar

You can do this with any  command.  The command usually used for  
installation is rpm.  Again use man or info for more details.   
Regarding how to proceed I found a TSS document discussing the  
installation of an application then called Ximian  
(http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_2.3/ 
red_carpet.shtml).  Use this as a guideline for installing any  
application.  Remember that when $ changes to # one has changed from  
user to root.  Here is a short-cut version of the instruction there:

#rpm -Uvh fire*.rpm

Of course, the space following .rpm  or tar implies that you hit the  
Enter or Return key.

When you use rpm the next step is to launch the app.  To do that you  
need to find where it's been installed, you can do that by using:

#locate firefox

A listing will appear regarding where firefox is. Go to the directory  
and execute the app. from there.  In other words, as it is in /usr/bin,  
remember to go to /bin and do:

$./firefox

and it should start right up.  Remember to create aliases to that  
command so that you can launch the app from within the launcher and you  
should be set.

I'm not all that familiar with jargon relating to video media, so  
rather than guess at something completely off the wall I'll ask for a  
clarification.
Perhaps another participant can address your concern regarding KDE who  
may understand your description better than I.

Best wishes...

On Jul 22, 2006, at 1:20 AM, Kevin Harrigan wrote:

> 1. Firefox
> I have yellow dog 2.3. I downloaded firefox 1.5.0.4 and used the  
> command
> they posted at there site: tar -xzvf firefox-1.5.0.4.tar.gz
> It worked but I'm left with files in my home directory which won't  
> work.
>
> 2.KDE resolution's
> Now I have a apple vision 1710 monitor I'm trying to run a 800x600 or  
> even
> better 1024x768 at 16 bit. My machine: G3/8500 with 4mb of v-ram on  
> board.
> My machine supports 1280x1024 in 24bit on mac os 8.6. I've used
> Xconfigurator set advance using H:60250 V: 75 @ 1024X768 16bit. When I  
> do
> this it supports 640X480 in a zoom mode of 1024x768. However in text  
> mode it
> supports 1024x768. I know I'm running an older version of Yellow Dog  
> but
> felt this would be relevant to any version of linux.
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