Web Browsers

Mozilla (open-source basis for Netscape Navigator 6.0 and higher)

  • X11
  • After installing a plug-in, delete $HOME/.mozilla/pluginreg.dat (it will automatically be recreated).
Java plug-in
  • Download the JDK
  • After installing the J2SDK, make a symbolic link to /usr/java/<version>/jre/plugin/i386/<version>/libjavaplugin_oji.so in the /usr/local/mozilla/plugins directory

Flash Player
Install
  • Download the plugin
  • Unzip it
  • Run "./flashplayer-installer"
  • When prompted, enter the path for Mozilla (i.e. "/usr/local/mozilla")
  • This installs the following files to the plugins directory (i.e. "/usr/local/mozilla/plugins")
  • libflashplayer.so
  • flashplayer.xpt
Disable
  • Requires write-access to the directory containing the file libflashplayer.so
Disabling
  • mv libflashplayer.so libflashplayer.so.off
Re-enabling
  • mv libflashplayer.so.off libflashplayer.so
mozplugger
Launching mozilla from the command line
Open a web page
  • mozilla -remote "openurl(URL,new-window)"
  • mozilla -remote "openurl(URL,new-tab)"
  • mozilla -remote "openurl(URL)"   // existing window
Edit a web page
  • mozilla -P <profile> -edit URL &   // requires a separate profile for each page
Open the mail & newsgroups window
  • mozilla -remote "xfeDoCommand(openInbox)"
Create a new message
  • mozilla -remote "mailto()"
  • mozilla -remote "mailto(a,b,c,...)"   // To: a,b,c,...
  • mozilla -remote "xfeDoCommand(composeMessage)"