[LIVE] HOW-TO install Firefox in an XBMC Live setup

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Edit:
Read updated version here instead:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=71664
(This post was last modified: 2010-04-07 10:28 by vikjon0.)
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That worked perfectly. Many thank yous!!! Nod
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I posted in the forum you linked to, but i want able to install the flash plugin. any thoughts?
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apt-get install flash

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Hi,

Thanks for the wonderful how-to. As per instructions, I have firefox successfully installed on my xbmc Live but whenever I launch firefox (either through xbmc Programs or through startx) the window size and font size (including toolbar items) are so big which makes it hard for me to use it for browsing. How can I resize it to normal 100% display size?

Thanks and Regards,

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htpc_ion Wrote:Hi,

Thanks for the wonderful how-to. As per instructions, I have firefox successfully installed on my xbmc Live but whenever I launch firefox (either through xbmc Programs or through startx) the window size and font size (including toolbar items) are so big which makes it hard for me to use it for browsing. How can I resize it to normal 100% display size?

Thanks and Regards,

Did you read the updated "guide" ?
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=71664
Especially the part where they speak about the DPI and fonts..

I had the same problem but was able to fix it by changing the DPI values.
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I did update "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" entries as per the updated guide but I see no difference.

ASRock ION-330HT | xbmc Live Dharma [v10.1] | Confluence
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Thanks I go it working now. I am not really sure what I was doing wrong earlier but now it's working.

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Hi. Should these instructions work for Xbmcfreak LiveCD 10.08 svn31632 installation?

Then there's the "updated guide" http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=71664 ( Launch applications from XBMCLive (e.g. firefox) ). Same question there.

Tried to follow both of these, but no luck. Is there anywhere complete (?) set of instructions instead of numerous threads pointing to other threads, with lot of posts and updates?

Very new to XBMC and linux, so sorry if asking stupid questions.
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pumkinut Wrote:This is cool. I got it to work, but with problems. One, the Firefox window is slightly off the edge of the screen, so I can't drag it i.e. can't grab the title bar, and I can't find a keyboard shortcut that would allow me to drag the window. Also, the font for the dialog boxes is so small I can't read it. I'm going to have to dig around to see if I can find how to fix these two issues.

I had the same problem and solved it Wink

See: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=68489
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