réjean Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) Like I said I let Synaptic do the work but I also downloaded the file several times, created and deleting a " iron " folder several times to no avails. So I went back to Bruno's tutorial; Here is what needs to be done to install a tarball package: Unpack gkrellm.tar.gz ( we take gkrellm as example ) CODE $ tar -xvzf gkrellm.tar.gz $ cd gkrellm $ ./configure $ make $ su < password > # make install and here is what I've got so far; [rejean@localhost ~]$ cd iron/ [rejean@localhost iron]$ ls -l total 36936 -rw-rw-r-- 1 rejean rejean 37821197 2012-01-06 18:28 iron-linux-64.tar.gz [rejean@localhost iron]$ tar -xvzf iron-linux-64.tar.gz iron-linux-64/ iron-linux-64/resources/ iron-linux-64/locales/ iron-linux-64/extensions/ iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/ iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/ iron-linux-64/chrome.pak iron-linux-64/chrome-wrapper iron-linux-64/libavcodec.so.52 iron-linux-64/libavformat.so.52 iron-linux-64/libavutil.so.50 iron-linux-64/product_logo_48.png iron-linux-64/iron iron-linux-64/resources.pak iron-linux-64/libffmpegsumo.so iron-linux-64/locales/zh-TW.pak iron-linux-64/locales/zh-CN.pak 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iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/breakpointConditionalBorder.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/debuggerStepOver.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/statusbarResizerVertical.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/forward.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/profileSmallIcon.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/back.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/resourcesSizeGraphIcon.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/timelinePillBlue.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/toolbarIcons.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/popoverArrows.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/toolbarIconsSmall.png iron-linux-64/resources/inspector/Images/treeUpTriangleBlack.png [rejean@localhost iron]$ cd iron-linux-64/ [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ ./configure bash: ./configure: No such file or directory [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ ls chrome.pak iron* libavutil.so.50* product_logo_48.png chrome-wrapper libavcodec.so.52* libffmpegsumo.so* resources/ extensions/ libavformat.so.52* locales/ resources.pak [ You should know that I cannot install Chromium either even if it is listed into Synaptic. So as of now I have no c hromium, no iron and definitely no gold. Edited January 6, 2012 by réjean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Oh, I have Google Chrome installed in Slackware. I also have Chromium (the original) installed in Arch. I rarely use them, though. The problem with browsers for me is that my Firefox is very customized, and I've never been able to find a browser that can do all the things that my FF does now, so... I basically just play around with other browsers. FF is my primary tool, though. It's kinda' funny. I used to experiment with browsers back in my Windows daze, too. I had 6 or 8 of them installed at any one time. IE, FF, Netscape, Mozilla (the original), Opera, CrazyBrowser*, Avant*, etc. Had a lot of fun playing with them back then. I used Avant primarily; was even a Mod at their support forums and assisted in the Help files for that app. I think they still give me credit for that in the Help section. My 2nd choice in browsers back then was Mozilla (which is still alive today as Seamonkey). Sadly, I don't believe that Mozilla's engine worked to its full potential in Windows. It ROCKS in Linux, though. *Trident (IE) shells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Try running this from inside that directory. It looks like the executable: iron-linux-64/iron [rejean@localhost iron]$ iron Chromium installed fine in aptosid using apt-get. Haven't tried Iron yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Sadly, I don't believe that Mozilla's engine worked to its full potential in Windows. It ROCKS in Linux, though. I don't mean to detract from this thread - but just what do you mean by that Eric? Are there some features that we're missing out on for Windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 For me, I have not seen any lack of potential in Windows running Mozilla Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Try running this from inside that directory. It looks like the executable: iron-linux-64/iron [rejean@localhost iron]$ iron Chromium installed fine in aptosid using apt-get. Haven't tried Iron yet. [rejean@localhost ~]$ cd iron/ [rejean@localhost iron]$ iron bash: iron: command not found [rejean@localhost iron]$ ./iron bash: ./iron: No such file or directory [rejean@localhost iron]$ ls iron-linux-64/ iron-linux-64.tar.gz [rejean@localhost iron]$ cd iron-linux-64/ [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ iron bash: iron: command not found [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ ls chrome.pak iron* libavutil.so.50* product_logo_48.png chrome-wrapper libavcodec.so.52* libffmpegsumo.so* resources/ extensions/ libavformat.so.52* locales/ resources.pak [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ iron* bash: iron: command not found [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ ./iron* bash: ./iron: cannot execute binary file [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ [rejean@localhost iron-linux-64]$ su Password: [root@localhost ~]# iron -bash: iron: command not found [root@localhost ~]# ./iron -bash: ./iron: No such file or directory [root@localhost ~]# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Ok! Now I feel ridiculous I went into Synaptic with the intention of installing either Opera, Epiphany or any other browser because I find that if I open ( let's say ) Al-Jazeera from within Firefox while I am listening to CBC radio and playing sudoku FF has the tendency to crash after awhile. Anyway I looked past FF in Synaptic and found a iron-browser 14.0.850.0-1pclos2. So I decided to try installing and look; I am replying from the iron-browser with my bookmarks bar easily imported.There even was a Livestation that I installed ( which doesn't work because they haven't come up with a -64 bit version for 3.2 ( Livestation that is ) but this is not pclos fault. ) So I am almost back to where I was before I lost Mandriva in late November, early December ). Thanks everyone who tried helping me. It was greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Glad you finally got it working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I don't mean to detract from this thread - but just what do you mean by that Eric? Are there some features that we're missing out on for Windows? No, it just didn't seem to run as fast or as stable in Windows as it did in Linux. I don't know that there is a difference at all these days. This was a few years ago for me (2006 or so); many versions ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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