Introduction to Mozilla
Mozilla is a browser suite, the Open Source
sibling of Netscape. It includes the browser,
composer, mail client and an IRC client. A
calendar component is also being built but it is not yet integrated into the
stable Mozilla releases.
In this section we also mention the building of Mozilla Firebird,
(a stand-alone browser based on the Mozilla source code) and Mozilla Thunderbird,
(a stand-alone mail client based on the Mozilla source code). Since the build instructions
for Mozilla Firebird and Mozilla Thunderbird
are similar to Mozilla, only the changes required with respect to
the Mozilla instructions are mentioned.
Package information
Download (HTTP):
Download (FTP):
Download size: &mozilla-size;
Estimated Disk space required:
&mozilla-buildsize;
Estimated build time:
&mozilla-time;
Mozilla dependencies
Required
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Additional Downloads and Information
Download the patch for various fixes to the build from
. The patches begin with
mozilla-&mozilla-version;. Note that none of the
patches are required, all are optional. Refer to the notes at the top
of the patch file to figure out if you need the patch.
Note that the mozdev spellchecker instructions have been removed since the API
for spellchecker was changed and it is currently broken.
If you have difficulties in building Mozilla, check out the Mozilla
hint for detailed information at .
The instructions
that follow install the entire suite. To select specific components, refer
to the hint.