Re:Mozilla

[Ken M Sexton <kmsexton melbpc org au>]

> Subject: Re: Mozilla
>
> Ken M Sexton wrote:
> > However when I click on the Mozilla icon the icon flashes and the machine 
> > churns away for a little while, and then stops. A short time late the 
> > icon disappears and I am left where I started with no Mozilla and no 
> > message saying why not?
> > Could I try to start it from a text screen instead? If so, where is the 
> > executable file and do I need to be logged on as root?
>
> Open a terminal. run 'rpm -V mozilla'. What does it report?
>
> Try running mozilla from the terminal. It should be in yoiu PATH, so don't 
> worry about where it's located.
>
> It should give you some debug information if it doesn't work.
>
> You shouldn't need to be root for any of this.
>
>         -Thomas

Thanks Thomas.

Running rpm -V mozilla on a terminal window produced a single line of 
output saying
missing /usr/lib/mozilla/components/xpti.dat

Running mozilla itself from the terminal produced nothing on the terminal, 
just some action on the hard drive for a short time.

On my installation CDs I have source code including 
mozilla-0.9.2.1-2.src.rpm. Can I uninstall whatever is already there but 
not working and start from scratch with the source file? Is there a better 
way? If not, a brief indication of how to tackle the method I outlined 
would be gratefully received.

Thanks

Ken