New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
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New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
Heya Folks
I am brand new to linux, i have installed ubuntu 14.10..
installed palemoon 24.7.2 its the version i want
Now here is my stupid problems and i am sure one of you will be able to help me
I like to have desktop shortcut to be able to start multiple version of Palemoon for different profile i run
Yes this is for a facebook game.
I can create profiles. I know how to do that. I can start dirrent profiles from the terminal.
What i would like to do is have different shortcut on my desktop that start different profiles like in windows.
My problems is i cannot for the life of god figure it out.
I only need to be shown how to do one.. then i can replicate for the 12 different profiles i need.
thank you..
Paul
I am brand new to linux, i have installed ubuntu 14.10..
installed palemoon 24.7.2 its the version i want
Now here is my stupid problems and i am sure one of you will be able to help me
I like to have desktop shortcut to be able to start multiple version of Palemoon for different profile i run
Yes this is for a facebook game.
I can create profiles. I know how to do that. I can start dirrent profiles from the terminal.
What i would like to do is have different shortcut on my desktop that start different profiles like in windows.
My problems is i cannot for the life of god figure it out.
I only need to be shown how to do one.. then i can replicate for the 12 different profiles i need.
thank you..
Paul
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
I am not sure if you can use more than one Pale Moon or Firefox profile at the same time on GNU/Linux; cause I cannot. palemoon -P is the command to start Pale Moon with a profile selector. Since Ubuntu uses Unity as default, I do not know how to create a lancher or a shortcut. The "The Easy Way" section in out dated HowToAddaLauncher article works for me on Linux Mint 13 (Mate). But I am not sure if that still works for newer versions of Ubuntu. UnityLaunchersAndDesktopFiles article seems over complicated for a newby. Any ideas?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToAddaLauncher
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Unity ... sktopFiles
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToAddaLauncher
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Unity ... sktopFiles
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
i am able to start multiple version of Palemoon in Linux
i have to open a terminal window and use palemoon -P profile name
i can start as many as i want..
but i really need shortcut like i can do on windows.. or that is just too long to start them all thru the terminal..
i am still reading on it trying to figure it out..
i have to open a terminal window and use palemoon -P profile name
i can start as many as i want..
but i really need shortcut like i can do on windows.. or that is just too long to start them all thru the terminal..
i am still reading on it trying to figure it out..
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
The easiest way:
* go to /usr/share/applications in Nautilus
* find the file related to Pale Moon and copy it to your desktop
* now open gedit and open that launcher file
* edit the line "Exec=palemoon -%u" to your liking and save.
* go to /usr/share/applications in Nautilus
* find the file related to Pale Moon and copy it to your desktop
* now open gedit and open that launcher file
* edit the line "Exec=palemoon -%u" to your liking and save.
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
SvenG wrote:The easiest way:
* go to /usr/share/applications in Nautilus
* find the file related to Pale Moon and copy it to your desktop
* now open gedit and open that launcher file
* edit the line "Exec=palemoon -%u" to your liking and save.
Ok.. I kinda got that
its installed in opt/palemoon
i took the palemoon and made a shortcut and copy it to my desktop
but i cant edit that
going to try to figure out what you are telling me.. like i said. i am really new to linux.. but not stupid
i hope
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
I have just found that the command for running multiple profiles is palemoon -no-remote -P profile name. Okay, I am willing to help; I will boot the system with live Ubuntu; let's see.
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
Have you used the installer script for Pale Moon or just downloaded the file? If you just downloaded I would recommend to follow
http://sourceforge.net/p/pm4linux/wiki/ ... tallation/
to properly install it.
/opt/palemoon/ is the place where the executable is stored (the exe on Windows), when you create a link in Ubuntu it is a symlink, clicking it is exactly like clicking the executable, not comparable to the usual windows shortcut, that is more like a *.dektop file. It would look like this
You can take this code and save it as a *.desktop file, then you might have to set the executable flag in the file properties to make it work.
That should be a very Windows way... no console.
http://sourceforge.net/p/pm4linux/wiki/ ... tallation/
to properly install it.
/opt/palemoon/ is the place where the executable is stored (the exe on Windows), when you create a link in Ubuntu it is a symlink, clicking it is exactly like clicking the executable, not comparable to the usual windows shortcut, that is more like a *.dektop file. It would look like this
Code: Select all
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Pale Moon Web Browser
Comment=Browse the World Wide Web
Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer
Exec=/opt/palemoon/palemoon %u
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/palemoon/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;Internet
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall;
StartupNotify=true
That should be a very Windows way... no console.
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
SvenG wrote:The easiest way:
* go to /usr/share/applications in Nautilus
* find the file related to Pale Moon and copy it to your desktop
* now open gedit and open that launcher file
* edit the line "Exec=palemoon -%u" to your liking and save.
GOT IT... :d
Thank you
the only difference.. is that i only had to go properties on the files .. add the right path for some reason with the -P name -no-remote
that works awesome.. I have 4 of them done..
thank you
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
SvenG wrote:Have you used the installer script for Pale Moon or just downloaded the file? If you just downloaded I would recommend to follow
http://sourceforge.net/p/pm4linux/wiki/ ... tallation/
to properly install it.
/opt/palemoon/ is the place where the executable is stored (the exe on Windows), when you create a link in Ubuntu it is a symlink, clicking it is exactly like clicking the executable, not comparable to the usual windows shortcut, that is more like a *.dektop file. It would look like thisYou can take this code and save it as a *.desktop file, then you might have to set the executable flag in the file properties to make it work.Code: Select all
[Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Name=Pale Moon Web Browser Comment=Browse the World Wide Web Keywords=Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer Exec=/opt/palemoon/palemoon %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=/opt/palemoon/browser/icons/mozicon128.png Categories=Network;WebBrowser;Internet MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true
That should be a very Windows way... no console.
Thanks.. it works fine now.. i did use the installer
i appreciate the help
at the exe, all i had to is to add -P name -no-remote
it works perfectly
Paul
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
Right, forgot about that, that's even more Windows Anyway, what is behind that file is what I have posted above, so actually, it is just a text file, that you can open and edit.PMarch wrote:the only difference.. is that i only had to go properties on the files ..
Another Linux lesson learned And welcome to Ubuntu!
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
SvenG wrote:Right, forgot about that, that's even more Windows Anyway, what is behind that file is what I have posted above, so actually, it is just a text file, that you can open and edit.PMarch wrote:the only difference.. is that i only had to go properties on the files ..
Another Linux lesson learned And welcome to Ubuntu!
There is a lot to learn... but i am getting tired of windows..
so i decided to make the plunge and try with one of my 3 laptop.
that is the one i take to work and play my game with.. yes.. at work LOL
i can learn easier there then at home when wife is always talking :d
i really appreciate the help on this one.. i hope it will help other newb like me
Cheers
Paul
Re: New to Linux, Not new to Palemoon
Off-topic:
Wow, it is nice to see the problem is solved. Now I am using Live Ubuntu and seriously "what the hack is that"? As a user of Gnome 2 and Mate for a long time, I have never thought creating a simple launcher would be that complicated. Is that the improvement and innovation that Ubuntu came up with? On Mate, all I need to do is to right click the desktop, choose to create a launcher and then enter the desired command; that's it. The launcher is ready... If anyone is looking for Windows-like experience in GNU/Linux, Ubuntu is obviously a wrong place to be. Linux Mint with Mate and Cinnamon seems and acts more familiar. No idea about KDE though...
Wow, it is nice to see the problem is solved. Now I am using Live Ubuntu and seriously "what the hack is that"? As a user of Gnome 2 and Mate for a long time, I have never thought creating a simple launcher would be that complicated. Is that the improvement and innovation that Ubuntu came up with? On Mate, all I need to do is to right click the desktop, choose to create a launcher and then enter the desired command; that's it. The launcher is ready... If anyone is looking for Windows-like experience in GNU/Linux, Ubuntu is obviously a wrong place to be. Linux Mint with Mate and Cinnamon seems and acts more familiar. No idea about KDE though...
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