Re: howto install XPIs and themes for all users (unix)

Helge Hielscher <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.xpinstall
Organization T-Online
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Michael J Gruber wrote:
 > 06/21/2002 05:39 AM Helge Hielscher venit, vidit, dixit:
 >
 >> what is the recommend way to make additional themes and XPI-programms
 >> available for all users?
 >> I tried to install the themes and XPIs in mozilla running as root, but
 >> only the language packs are usable if I start mozilla as an user.
 >
 > [...]
 > Also, some XPIs are misbuilt so that they get installed with the wrong
 > permissions (readable for root only). You have to manually correct this
 > in the subdirs of $MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME/chrome.

Thank you Michael for the answer.

 > Friendly warning: Some people here might consider this a user question
 > and point you to the peer-to-peer support groups ;)

I actually asked in de.comm.software.mozilla first, but no one knew the
answer.

Do you know an answer to my other question: Is there a way to install
themes for all users?

(Please set a follow-up if appropriate.)

Regards,
Helge
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