AIX Firefox Installation
Overview
Mozilla Firefox for AIX is an Open Source Web Browser. It delivers helpful new features and continues to lead the way in on-line security. It implements technologies like the Gecko layout engine, and supports Web standards or draft standards like HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, DOM, and many more .
Version of Firefox
Mozilla Firefox with version 3.5.13.1 can be installed in AIX 5.3 and later.
Installation Procedure
The following rpm s are the pre requisites for Firefox(64 bit). These packages will be available from the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications CD/DVD. Before installing the prerequisites check the availability of 150MB free space on the /opt file system.
atk-1.12.3-2.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
cairo-1.8.8-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
expat-2.0.1-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
fontconfig-2.4.2-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
freetype2-2.3.9-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
gettext-0.10.40-6.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
glib2-2.12.4-2.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
gtk2-2.10.6-4.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
libjpeg-6b-6.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
libpng-1.2.32-2.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
libtiff-3.8.2-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
pango-1.14.5-4.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
xcursor-1.1.7-3.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
xft-2.1.6-5.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
xrender-0.9.1-3.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
zlib-1.2.3-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
pixman-0.12.0-3.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
Copy the above packages to the directory /tmp/firefox from the Cd/DVD
# cd /tmp/firefox
# rpm –Uvh *.rpm
If you receive any message saying that any of the above package is installed already then use the –force option to reinstall it as below.
# rpm -Uvh --force *.rpm
Install the lpp Firefox.base.rte
Get the file Firefox.base.tar.gz from the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications CD/DVD to /tmp directory
# cd /tmp
# gzip -cd Firefox.base.tar.gz | tar -xvf - This command will create a directory /tmp/Firefox and it contains the following files.
Firefox.base
download-prerequisites.sh
README.install
.toc
Install the lpp from the directory /tmp/Firefox through smitty.
# smitty install à Install software and select the options as below.
* INPUT device / directory for software /tmp/Firefox
* SOFTWARE to install [_all_latest] +
PREVIEW only? (install operation will NOT occur) no +
COMMIT software updates? no +
SAVE replaced files? no +
AUTOMATICALLY install requisite software? yes +
EXTEND file systems if space needed? yes +
OVERWRITE same or newer versions? no +
VERIFY install and check file sizes? no +
Include corresponding LANGUAGE filesets? Yes +
DETAILED output? yes +
Process multiple volumes? yes +
ACCEPT new license agreements? yes +
Preview new LICENSE agreements? no +
WPAR Management
Perform Operation in Global Environment yes +
Perform Operation on Detached WPARs no +
Detached WPAR Names [_all_wpars] +
Remount Installation Device in WPARs yes +
Alternate WPAR Installation Device []
Once the software installed successfully through smitty, we will get the following message.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Summaries:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Installation Summary
--------------------
Name Level Part Event Result
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Firefox.base.rte 3.5.13.1 USR APPLY SUCCESS
Firefox.base.adt 3.5.13.1 USR APPLY SUCCESS
Firefox.base.rte 3.5.13.1 ROOT APPLY SUCCESS
Install the lpp by command mode.
# installp -acQNgXY -d /tmp/Firefox/Firefox.base.rte
# installp -acQNgXY -d /tmp/Firefox/Firefox.base. adt
Confirm the software installed on the server
# lslpp -l |grep Firefox
Firefox.base.adt 3.5.13.1 COMMITTED Firefox Development Tools
Firefox.base.rte 3.5.13.1 COMMITTED Firefox Web Browser
Firefox.base.rte 3.5.13.1 COMMITTED Firefox Web Browser
#
Conclusion
Now we confirmed that the software for web browser “Firefox” is installed on the server. Check whether the program working properly by running the command /usr/bin/firefox
Good luck … J
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