Internet Applications

Overview

Firefox - Web Browser

SeaMonkey - Suite with Web Browser, POP/IMAP Email, News Reader, and HTML Composer/Editor. This is the next generation version of the old Mozilla Suite.

Special usage note: Running Firefox after SeaMonkey or vice versa may result in an application crash so it is advised to run only one or the other.

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.