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When you using Slackware 10.2, it's just provides you Firefox version 1.6. For some cases, that old Firefox not compatible and sometimes unstable. Here, i'll bring you steps to update it and get a newer one.

Updating your application:

1. Uninstall your old firefox. Run:tamax@tamazone:# pkgtool
2. Get a new firefox. You can get here, for Firefox 2.14 (latest 2.xx version)
3. Extract it, using

tamax@tamazone: /usr/local/src/# tar -xzvf firefox-2.0.0.14.tar.gz
tamax@tamazone: /usr/local/src/# cd firefox
tamax@tamazone: /usr/local/src/firefox# ls
after extracting finished, you will find firefox* in binary form so ready to excute.
you can check it out, by run:
tamax@tamazone: /usr/local/src/firefox# ./firefox
firefox* has default permission -rwxr-xr-x, so it's excuteable for all users.

The next Step, create a new icon to the desktop. It's an easy step, just follow several instruction.

1. Right Click on to your wallpaper, to show the options.
2. Choose New Folder-->Link to Application.
3. Fill an empty main box and you may change an icon
4. it's possible to change permission at second tab, but generally it couldn't be used.
5. On the last tab, Application tab, you'll find main setting here. Fill description & comment as you want. The important one is command box, fill in with the location where the binary code of firefox.