I have downloaded and extracted from the compressed file Waterfox-current, latest version. However clicking the supposed 'waterfox' executable doesn't do anything. It doesn't appear as an executable to the system apparently, as when clicking it the system pops up an 'open with' window.
Downloading and extracting Waterfox-classic gives no issue.
The issue can be resolved by downloading a .deb as described here. But I just wonder why the extracted version will not run.
Downloaded and extracted Waterfox not running, why?
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Downloaded and extracted Waterfox not running, why?
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Re: Downloaded and extracted Waterfox not running, why?
you have to make the program executable using chmod:
chmod +x filenamegoeshere
chmod +x filenamegoeshere
I’ll tell you a DNS joke but be advised, it could take up to 24 hours for everyone to get it.
Re: Downloaded and extracted Waterfox not running, why?
Thanks but it's still seen as a shared-library.