Internet Applications

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Overview

Firefox - Web Browser

SeaMonkey - Internet software suite with integrated Web Browser, POP/IMAP Email, News Reader, and HTML Composer/Editor. This replaces the program known as Mozilla.

Firefox

Solaris 8

  • Set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
    • For the csh or tcsh shells, use
      setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/site/lib
    • All other shells, use
      LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/site/lib
      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  • Type the command
    /cs/firefox/firefox
  • If a window appears warning that patches are not installed, open a CSEEIT trouble ticket with the machine's hostname to have the machine set up to run Firefox.
  • Include the /cs/firefox directory in your path.
    • In your .cshrc file, add the following line:
      path = ( /cs/firefox $path )
    • Log out, then back in. (only need to do this the first time)
    • Type firefox on the command line.

Red Hat 9

Access from Command Line

  • Type the command
    /cs/firefox/firefox
  • Include the /cs/firefox directory in your path.
    • In your .cshrc file, add the following line:
      path = ( /cs/firefox $path )
    • Log out, then back in. (only need to do this the first time)
    • Type firefox on the command line.

Access from GNOME Desktop

  • Right-click on the GNOME panel (close enough windows if there is no empty space in your panel).
  • Highlight the "Add to Panel" menu item and click "Launcher..." in the sub-menu.
  • For the Name, type in: Firefox
  • For the Generic name, type in: Firefox
  • For the Command, type in: /cs/firefox/firefox
  • Click the Icon squre (it will say No Icon by default)
  • In the new icon selection window, type: /cs/firefox/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm
  • Click the OK button. The icon selection window will close.
  • Click the OK button. The Create Launcher window will close.
  • Adjust the location of the Firefox icon as needed in your GNOME panel by dragging and dropping.

SeaMonkey

Solaris 8

  • Set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
    • For the csh or tcsh shells, use
      setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/site/lib
    • All other shells, use
      LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/site/lib
      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  • Type the command
    /cs/seamonkey/seamonkey
  • If a window appears warning that patches are not installed, open a CSEEIT trouble ticket with the machine's hostname to have the machine set up to run SeaMonkey.
  • Include the /cs/seamonkey directory in your path.
    • In your .cshrc file, add the following line:
      path = ( /cs/seamonkey $path )
    • Log out, then back in. (only need to do this the first time)
    • Type seamonkey on the command line.

Red Hat 9

Access from Command Line

  • Type the command
    /cs/seamonkey/seamonkey
  • Include the /cs/seamonkey directory in your path.
    • In your .cshrc file, add the following line:
      path = ( /cs/seamonkey $path )
    • Log out, then back in. (only need to do this the first time)
    • Type seamonkey on the command line.

Access from GNOME Desktop

  • Right-click on the GNOME panel (close enough windows if there is no empty space in your panel).
  • Highlight the "Add to Panel" menu item and click "Launcher..." in the sub-menu.
  • For the Name, type in: SeaMonkey
  • For the Generic name, type in: SeaMonkey
  • For the Command, type in: /cs/seamonkey/seamonkey
  • Click the Icon squre (it will say No Icon by default)
  • In the new icon selection window, type: /cs/seamonkey/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm
  • Click the OK button. The icon selection window will close.
  • Click the OK button. The Create Launcher window will close.
  • Adjust the location of the SeaMonkey icon as needed in your GNOME panel by dragging and dropping.