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To avoid incompatibility problem with previous versions, the Mozilla installer will prompt you to delete the install directory if it is not empty. Answer NO if you put your profile or other personal files in the install directory, otherwise the files will be deleted. Users who put profiles in the default location are not affected.
See the profile FAQ for help on backing up your profiles.
This document outlines the system requirements, compatibility information and installation instructions for Mozilla 1.8 Alpha1.
Note: It is recommended that you uninstall previous versions of Mozilla before installing Mozilla 1.7 RC 2. This will not delete your bookmarks, history, cookies and other information which is stored in your profile directory.
Note: You must run Mozilla at least once to complete autoregistration and for the compreg.dat file to be written to the installation directory. If a different user (other than the person who installed the product) runs the program first, a core dump will occur. (Bug 49345)
Note: These instructions use the bash shell. If you're not using bash, either use the bash shell or adjust the commands accordingly.
To install Mozilla by downloading the Mozilla installer, follow these steps:
To install Mozilla by downloading the .tar.gz archive file:
To install Mozilla for multiple users on Unix, install as normal, then create the following script in your Mozilla directory, make it executable (chmod u+x <scriptname>), and run it as a user with write privileges to the mozilla directory (e.g. root). Do not run this program as su[do] root. (Bug 52653)
#!/bin/sh dist_bin=`dirname $0` MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=$dist_bin LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$dist_bin export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME LD_LIBRARY_PATH $dist_bin/regxpcom $dist_bin/regchrome touch $dist_bin/chrome/user-skins.rdf $dist_bin/chrome/user-locales.rdf
You should then be able to run that installation of Mozilla as any user who has permissions to access it.
The Red Hat RPM builds are created to work with the default Red Hat 7.x and Red Hat 8.x installations. Using these RPMs on SuSE requires installation of the gdk-pixbuf package. (Bug 85218)
To install Mozilla by downloading the Mozilla disk image, follow these steps:
Remove the application files in /Users/<yourusername>/Library/Mozilla (but leave the Profiles sub-folder).
Certain ATI video drivers are not compatible with Mozilla and may lead to crashes. If you are experiencing crashes try upgrading to the latest ATI driver. (Bug 101055)
Note: It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before running the setup program. Also, you should temporarily disable virus detection software.
To install Mozilla by downloading the Mozilla installer, follow these steps:
To install Mozilla by downloading the .zip file and installing manually, follow these steps:
Mozilla stores data associated with you in a place called a profile. Profiles contain your preferences, mail folders, history, cookies, address books and other important data. Here is a list of these files.
| Directories | |
| Cache | Cache files (temporary internet files). Enter about:cache in the URL bar for more information. |
| chrome | User defined styles and installed themes and applications |
| ImapMail | IMAP mail |
| Local Folders and POP3 mail | |
| News | Usenet Newsgroups |
| Files | |
| somenumber.s | Password data |
| somenumber.w | Fill Form data |
| .autoreg |
XPCOM Auto Registration clue. Tells Mozilla to check for newly installed components the next time it launches. |
| appreg
registry.dat
registry |
Application Registry. Files where Mozilla keeps track of your profiles. |
| abook.mab | Personal addressbook |
| bookmarks.html | Bookmarks |
| cert7.db | Client Certificate database |
| compreg.dat |
Mozilla XPCOM registry. Files where Mozilla keeps track of its components. |
| cookies.txt | Cookies |
| hostperm.1 | Cookie, Image and Popup permissions. Information stored in cookperm.txt in earlier versions. |
| history.dat | URL history |
| history.mab | Collected Address book |
| key3.db | Key database |
| localstore.rdf | Defines default windows settings. Saved persistent values. Info about toolbars, sizes, positions, etc |
| downloads.rdf | Download history |
| training.dat | Junk Mail filter training data |
| mimeTypes.rdf | Defines recognized file mime types for the Helper App |
| panacea.dat | Mail folder cache. Summary of certain fields in all the mail/news databases, mostly used to display the folder pane |
| panels.rdf | Information about which panels that will be displayed in the sidebar |
| prefs.js | All your settings. Enter about:config in the URL bar for more information. |
| pluginreg.dat | All your registered plugins. Enter about:plugins in the URL bar for more information. |
| search.rdf | Information about your search plugins in the sidebar |
| secmod.db | Security module database |
| URL.tbl | Excluded Fill Form data sites |
| user.js | User settings which will be written into prefs.js after Mozilla is started |
| xpti.dat | XPCOM typelib information catalog |
| XUL.mfl
XUL FastLoad File
XUL.mfasl |
XUL fast load file. Contains precompiled chrome and JavaScript. |
| Invalid.mfasl
Aborted.mfasl |
At some time Mozilla invalidated your XUL fast load file. These are the previous files. You can just delete them if you don't want to debug them. |
| mozver.dat |
(Windows) Stores component version |
| MozillaUninstall.exe |
(Windows) Uninstaller executable file |
| Other Files | |
| *.msf | Mail Summary Files. Contains summary of the mail folder. Located in the ImapMail and Mail directories. |
| msgFilterRules.dat | Contains the Mail Filters for the current server. Located in the ImapMail and Mail directories. |
| *.rc | Contains subscribe newsgroups for the current server. Located in the News directory. |
| hostinfo.dat | Contains all the newsgroups available for the current server. Located in the News directory. |
The following lists typical profile locations:
On Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME (without log-in), the profile directory is typically
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\[Profile Name]\[random string].slt\
On Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME with log-in, the profile directory is typically
C:\Windows\Profiles\[Log-in Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\[Profile Name]\[random string].slt\
On Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the profile directory is typically
C:\Documents and Settings\[Log-in Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\[Profile Name]\[random string].slt\
Note: on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the Document and Settings directory is hidden twice. To access the directory, enable Windows Explorer to view System and Hidden directories and files.
The profile location is typically:
~/Library/Mozilla/Profiles/[Profile Name]/[random string].slt/
The profile location is typically:
~/.mozilla/[Profile Name]/[random string].slt/