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how do I put a firefox3 icon on the desktop?

Asked by buzz

Good morn,
                         I just upgraded firefox2 to firefox3. I have the tar.bz2 file in my home directory, and it works just fine ,
                         if I type firefox/firefox in the command line. I would like to put an icon to ff3 on the desktop. How? Ive tried all my feeble attempts, to no avail. .........Thank you..Rich

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello

Just a drag and drop simple!

drag the firefox web browser icon in Applications > Internet and drop it on to your desktop

Regards

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buzz (kav1213) said : 		#2

 Hello again,
                               Well that didn't work. I guess it's not 'installed'. I don't have that option in my applications menu. Rich

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#3

okay! or

ln -sf path/to/firefox/program $HOME/Desktop
should do the work

to find the path of firefox installed

type

which firefox

example in my system:

sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/firefox $HOME/Desktop

would create a shortcut on the desktop.

Regards

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buzz (kav1213) said : 		#4

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.