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jb
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updating firefox

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hello,can somebody please enlighten me on how to update firefox,I downloaded the firefox1.5.tar and i dont know what to do next.Also when i emerge sync,my screen goes black after about a half hour.
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Post by orochi »

screen goes blank because its a screensaver, try

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emerge sync
then

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emerge -up world
this will tell you what will be updated and when your satisfied, run

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emerge -u world
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Post by jb »

when i emerge sync,im gettin a portage tree imcomplete error
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emerge portage
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Post by jb »

what does arch is not set mean?
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Post by jb »

bump
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Post by orochi »

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=& ... not+set%22


http://forums.gentoo.org and use the search function could be a problem with a missing /etc/make.*
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Post by orochi »

I think firefox 1.5 is hardmasked too

etcat versions firefox-bin
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