I am trying to up grade my firefox to 5.01, I have an eee pc 1000, how do I get it to install? i can download the application, but not get it to run!! I am a novis with linux!
I am a complete novis with the linux system, it was a gift to me, I can in no way get the up date to install on the system, i have tried every which way i can think of...please please help!!
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That is Xandros, from 2007. How you got 3.0.4 to run on Xandros is beyond me, the GTK package is too old.
Your best bet is to install a new operating system, like maybe Ubuntu 11.04. It's not an easy job though, it gets a bit more complicated because you don't have a CD/DVD drive in the EeePC. You have to get the ISO image onto a USB Flash stick first.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
That is what I did last summer with my EeePC 900 model.
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Are you running Xandros Linux?
If you don't know, what does the start up screen say when you first turn your EeePC on?
Xandros just won't handle Firefox 5 without a major upgrade of some of the Linux packages. It would be easier to just install a newer Linux distro, like Ubuntu 11.04, that to try to patch Xandros (which dates to 2007).
Hi Edmeister
I am running Asus - phision...is that what you mean? it comes up when I switch on as asus, the computer was brought last year, the system information says created 2009
Asus - phision = that is the SolidStateDrive that ASUS uses on the EeePC.
When you turn your EeePC on, which screen does your look like?
1.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/ASUS_Eee_White_Alt-small.png
or 2.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg102/holyprop/fulldesktopversion1.png
the first one...is that good or bad?
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That is Xandros, from 2007. How you got 3.0.4 to run on Xandros is beyond me, the GTK package is too old.
Your best bet is to install a new operating system, like maybe Ubuntu 11.04. It's not an easy job though, it gets a bit more complicated because you don't have a CD/DVD drive in the EeePC. You have to get the ISO image onto a USB Flash stick first.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
That is what I did last summer with my EeePC 900 model.
wow that looks complicated...going to see my dad in a couple of weeks, i will be taking my eee with me and i will ask him very nicely to read your reply and do as you say...thank you for your help!
You're welcome.