download pkg from sunfreeware web site
(root user mode)
step1:
#mkdir opt/sft
step2:
download the package and save it in the opt/sft directory
step3:
#bunzip2 firefox-3.6.10.en-US.solaris-10-fcs-i386-pkg.bz2
step 4
#pkgadd -d ./firefox-3.6.10.en-US.solaris-10-fcs-i386-pkg
step5:
#cd /opt/sfw/lib/firefox
# ls -la | grep firefox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3936 Sep 16 16:53 firefox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 32824 Sep 16 16:53 firefox-bin
(after installation is over, search for the firefox-bin file inside firefox directory)
step6:
#pwd
#/opt/sfw/lib/firefox
(follow this path then run run firefox-bin file)
#./firefox
sample output screenshot given,
please check the attachment******
(firefox web page will execute for the first time)
Nothing can be done alone once we are talking about unix and linux:
ref:\\ info
step 7:
To Enable Java run time (JVM):
Solaris 10, Java plugin is located at
# usr/java/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
(if you do not find it there please download from the web site)
step 8:
Add the desktop file and start from menu(pkgadd format only)
# cat >/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop<<EOF
sample output screenshot given,
please check the attachment******
(if you are unable to see the icon in the desktop click launch button->Applications->internet ->firefox icon)