This page provides information about downloading and installing Netscape[tm] 6.2.2 for the Solaris[tm] operating environment. This page contains the following sections:

• System Requirements
• Downloading Instructions
• Installing Solaris patches required by Netscape 6.2.2
• Installing Netscape 6.2.2 With Webstart
• Installing Netscape 6.2.2 With pkgadd
• Adding Netscape 6.2.2 to Your PATH

System Requirements

You must have the following software and disk space to install and run Netscape[tm] 6.2.2:

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Downloading Instructions

Currently, you can only download an English version of Netscape 6.2.2. Once you have downloaded the software, documentation is provided online, via the help menu, in English only. Perform the following steps to download Netscape 6.2.2:

1. Ensure that you have enough disk space.

2. Review your selections.

3. Select the version that corresponds to your platform from the following table:

   Platform	Description
   SPARC Platform Edition	Global -- uses 128-bit encryption with S/MIME
   Intel Platform Edition	Global -- uses 128-bit encryption with S/MIME

   
   

4. Before the download starts, a dialog box appears where you can choose the installation directory to download the Netscape 6.2.2 file. You must ensure that the installation directory exists before you download Netscape.

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Installing Solaris patches required by Netscape 6.2.2

If the installation process tells you some Solaris patches are missing on your system, and you have not already done so, download the patch zip file for your Solaris version (from the same web page you downloaded Netscape 6.2.2 zip file) and unzip the file. Then use the following command to install the patches you need:

patchadd -M patch_path patch_number1 ... patch_numberN

where -M means to install multiple patches and patch_path is where you unzipped the downloaded patch zip file. Please note that it requires root password to run the patchadd command.

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Installing Netscape 6.2.2 With Webstart

After downloading Netscape 6.2.2, perform the following steps to install the application:

Change to the directory where you downloaded the compressed version of Netscape:
cd <directory name>

1. Use the following command to extract files:
   % unzip NS62installer.zip

2. Change to the NS62installer directory:
   % cd NS62installer

3. Run the Netscape 6.2.2 Installer:
   % ./NS62installer

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Wait until you see a window "Installation Summary" comes up to inform you whether the installation is successful. "Typical" installation will install Netscape 6.2.2 at the default location, which will create a "Netscape6" directory in your home directory. If you want to install it at a different location, you will need to choose "Custom" install.

5. To start Netscape, change to the installation directory and run the following program:
   % ./netscape &

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Installing Netscape 6.2.2 With pkgadd

Note: Installing with pkgadd method may replace your Java installation by the more recent JRE 1.4 depending on where your Java was installed. If you don't want your Java installation replaced, please use Webstart installation method.

1. Use the su command to change to root user.

2. Change to the installation directory where the compressed version of Netscape 6.2.2 was extracted:

   # cd <directory name>

3. Run the following script to install Netscape 6.2.2:

   # ./ns6install

   Note: The installation script installs the Netscape 6.2.2 packages in the /opt/SUNWns6 directory on your workstation.

4. Use the exit command to change to normal user.

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Adding Netscape 6.2.2 to Your PATH

Determine where your PATH variable is set and add the Netscape 6.2.2 directory to your path. The path may be set in the .dtprofile, .login, or .cshrc file.

For CDE users, please also refer to "CDE Integration Status" of Release Notes.

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