HOWTO: Install IceWeasel Web browser in Dapper or Edgy

[Antipodean]

BTW...for those that got used to middle clicking to close a tab like I did...and considering that iceweasel doesn't include this ability...theres an extension for it:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/260/

Can also be done without installing an extension.

1. Open Iceweasel
2. In address bar type about:config
3. Locate line: middlemouse.contentLoadURL
4. Double click the line to change from true to false

Or

For those who use a user.js file

user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);

See this thread

[joshua neff]

Thanks to this (thumbsucking? nah, useful!) HOWTO, I downloaded IceWeasel and got it installed. And I'm digging it. It definitely loads up faster than Firefox or Swiftfox.

There's only one problem: Gnash. The "Install Missing Plugin" trick didn't work, I'm guessing because I didn't open IceWeasel as root. I tried opening it as root (gksudo iceweasel), but that didn't do anything. I downloaded Gnash, but...which folder should it be in to work in IceWeasel?

[fatsheep]

Thanks to this (thumbsucking? nah, useful!) HOWTO, I downloaded IceWeasel and got it installed. And I'm digging it. It definitely loads up faster than Firefox or Swiftfox.

There's only one problem: Gnash. The "Install Missing Plugin" trick didn't work, I'm guessing because I didn't open IceWeasel as root. I tried opening it as root (gksudo iceweasel), but that didn't do anything. I downloaded Gnash, but...which folder should it be in to work in IceWeasel?

The gnash install didn't work for me either but the command to run Iceweasel as root would be gksudo Iceweasel32. Note the capitalized "I".

[joshua neff]

The gnash install didn't work for me either but the command to run Iceweasel as root would be gksudo Iceweasel32. Note the capitalized "I".

I just tried that and it still didn't work. Weird.

[fatsheep]

I just tried that and it still didn't work. Weird.

Do you mean that Iceweasel doesn't start up? Or do you mean that Gnash still won't install?

[joshua neff]

Do you mean that Iceweasel doesn't start up? Or do you mean that Gnash still won't install?

Sorry. I meant that Iceweasel doesn't start up. I just get another cursor line in the terminal. No error message, just...nothing.

[ninjad]

I ran the script in terminal and after a few minutes it kinda froze at essential-20060501/wnvwinx.dll and it hasnt moved or said anything about finishing.

[BLTicklemonster]

I have new versions of iceweasel. 1.5.0.7 avialable.

i386

I recommend amd64 users check out my 64bit howto as there are a few other things that need to be done. Just use the Firefox link in my signature.

Thank you.

Wow, that's one quick little browser!

[BLTicklemonster]

Is there a simple way for all us knuckle draggers to associate all our firefox browser plugins with iceweasel? Can you put it in knuckledraggerlish where we understand? ie:

open terminal, at prompt, type suchandsuch

Please?

[K.Mandla]

Is there a simple way for all us knuckle draggers to associate all our firefox browser plugins with iceweasel? Can you put it in knuckledraggerlish where we understand?

Did you try stateq2's suggestion above?

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost...69&postcount=2

I think that's what you're looking for, but let us know if it's not.