[HOWTO] (CLI) Manually setup/run/update Pale Moon

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This could be of interest for those who distrust automatic installers, the more so here on a non bog-standard distro.

After an interval of several weeks since last update, new PM version out, dreaded doing update, but just following notes, went far easier than anticipated. Did not expect update to prove so relatively simple. Decided to share with those who like to run a tight ship, especially after not having been able to find the manual installation instructions again on the PM sites.

Running in RAM always fresh with no changes.

SETUP

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tar xjf /<Path to Download Dir>/<Palemoon Tarball>.bz2 -C /<Path to PM Dir on real FS>/

Example

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tar xjf /mnt/sda10/Downloads/palemoon-25.0.0.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/sda1/PM/

RUN Prolog

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sudo mkdir /opt/palemoon
sudo mount --bind /<Path to PM Dir on real FS>/palemoon  /opt/palemoon
mkdir .cache/'moonchild productions'
sudo mount --bind /<Path to PM Cache on real FS>/<PM cache>   .cache/'moonchild productions'

The .cache magicfolder, being optional and only necessary if running out of ram extremely quickly.
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sudo mkdir /opt/palemoon
sudo mount --bind /mnt/sda1/PM/palemoon /opt/palemoon
mkdir .cache/'moonchild productions'
sudo mount --bind /mnt/sda5/moonchild .cache/'moonchild productions'

RUN

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sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/palemoon /usr/bin/palemoon
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default16.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/palemoon.png
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default32.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/palemoon.png
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/palemoon.png
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/icons/mozicon128.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/palemoon.png

RUN Epilog

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PATH=$PATH:/opt/palemoon
export PATH
palemoon [-profile /<Path to Profile Dir on real FS>/<Profile Dir (folder created previously to hold profile)>]

Defining a Profile being also an optional ram saving device.
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PATH=$PATH:/opt/palemoon
export PATH
palemoon -profile /mnt/sda1/moz/pmProfile

Combined Setup & Run Script Example

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sudo mkdir /opt/palemoon
sudo mount --bind /mnt/sda1/PM/palemoon /opt/palemoon
mkdir .cache/'moonchild productions'
sudo mount --bind /mnt/sda5/moonchild .cache/'moonchild productions'

sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/palemoon /usr/bin/palemoon
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default16.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/palemoon.png
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default32.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/palemoon.png
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/palemoon.png
sudo ln -s /opt/palemoon/browser/icons/mozicon128.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/palemoon.png

PATH=$PATH:/opt/palemoon
export PATH
palemoon -profile /mnt/sda1/moz/pmProfile

UPDATE & RUN (a breeze 8) ): After downloading new tarball, quit PM (require PM to have been running)

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md5sum	/<Path to Download Dir>/<Palemoon Tarball>.bz2
sudo umount /opt/palemoon
mv	/<Path to PM Dir on real FS>/palemoon   /<Path to PM Dir on real FS>/palemoon-<prev ver #>		# Backup
tar xjf /<Path to Download Dir>/<Palemoon Tarball>.bz2 -C /<Path to PM Dir on real FS>/
sudo mount --bind /<Path to PM Dir on real FS>/palemoon    /opt/palemoon
palemoon [-profile /<Path to Profile Dir on real FS>/<Profile Dir (folder created previously to hold profile)>]

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md5sum	/mnt/sda10/Downloads/palemoon-25.1.0.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2
sudo umount /opt/palemoon
mv /mnt/sda1/PM/palemoon /mnt/sda1/PM/palemoon-25.0	# Backup
tar xjf /mnt/sda10/Downloads/palemoon-25.1.0.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/sda1/PM
sudo mount --bind /mnt/sda1/PM/palemoon /opt/palemoon
palemoon -profile /mnt/sda1/moz/pmProfile

Suppose the whole script could go into rootcopy, assuming flash plugin to already be in porteus/modules, with kernel parameter guiexec=palemoon. Not tried the rootcopy route because default KDE theme is oxygen, which crashes PM. Not sure if theme change possible in rootcopy, nor how to change theme in a script under KDE.