Can't launch Mozilla

[chazdg]

I can't launch Mozilla at all unless I open a console as root and type "mozilla". Is there a way to fix this? I am running Mandrake 9.1. If I try to run Mozilla in a console not as root I get a message saying "Floating Point Exception". Thanks guys.

[hard candy]

Where is Mozilla installed? Probably in /opt or /usr/lib. Open the menu editor or right click on the panel and add a launcher, add Mozilla, if you look in the Mozilla directory there is a script file and a bin file, I'll bet you want to use the script file and add that as the launcher. The icons should be in /usr/share/icons .(There are different sizes directories so look for the one you want.)

[chazdg]

Yes Mozilla is installed in /usr/lib/ and the the icon and installer are already in the menu but it still won't launch. Maybe I am misuderstanding your directions. Help! :)

[hard candy]

Right click on the Mozilla menu button and see if it brings up "Properties". In the "path to executable" make sure that is the right path to /usr/lib/mozilla**/mozilla-script

[APwrs]

You didn't misunderstand his directions, it seems he simply just misunderstood your question. The first thing I would try is in your console, do a whereis mozilla as root, and a whereis mozilla as a user to make sure it's using the file. If both point to the same place, I would switch into the mozilla directory itself as a user and make sure you're using the copy of the executable in that directory by running ./mozilla and seeing what that does. If none of that changes anything... did you compile from source or install a package?

[chazdg]

Ok, I checked the file permissions, and all permssions are greyed out and only root can run Mozilla. How can I change the permissions back so that I can run Mozilla? Is it some kind of chmod command? As you can tell i don't know much about this subject. Thanks.

[hard candy]

Log in as root, go to the program directory, right click on the program logo, click on permissions tab, and you can change the permisssions.