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<chapter id="getting-started"> 
  <title>Getting Started With Galeon</title>
  <abstract>
    <title> An Overview of Galeon Installation and First Steps</title>
    <para>
      Getting <application>Galeon</application> running is not always as
      easy as we would like. Most of the problems are due to
      <application>Mozilla</application> dependencies.
    </para>
  </abstract>

  <sect1 id="inst">
    <title>Installing and Running Galeon</title>
       <para>
         Before you can compile or run <application>Galeon</application>,
         a working installation of <application>Mozilla</application> is
         required.  <application>Galeon</application> uses <application>Mozilla
         </application>'s rendering engine to display content, so 
         if you cannot run <application>Mozilla</application>, you almost
         certainly will not be able to run <application>Galeon</application>.
         To download a <application>Mozilla</application> package for your
         system, go to
         <ulink url="http://www.mozilla.org/">http://www.mozilla.org</ulink>.
       </para>
       <para>
         If you wish to compile <application>Galeon</application> from the
         source code, consult <xref linkend="compiling-from-source"/> for
         instructions.  Once you have a working installation, continue reading.
         If you have installed <application>Galeon</application> from a
         binary package, you should have a <guimenuitem>Galeon</guimenuitem>
         menu item in your Programs->Internet menu. Click on it to launch
         <application>Galeon</application>.
       </para>
       <para>
         If this is the first time you are running <application>Galeon,
         </application> it will ask if you would like to import your
         <application>Netscape</application> preferences. If you do not
         select this option, <application>Galeon</application> will run
         with its default settings. Next, you will be asked if you would
         like to import your <application>Netscape</application> bookmarks. 
         If you select yes, a bookmarks file will be created and your existing 
         <application>Netscape</application> bookmarks will be converted
         to <application>Galeon</application>'s bookmark format and saved.
         Your original Netscape bookmarks will not be modified in any way.
       </para>

       <para>
         Once this is done, <application>Galeon</application> should open
         a browser window and load the default home page. If a window does
         not open, check the INSTALL and FAQ files in your
         /usr/doc/galeon-(version) or /usr/share/doc/galeon-(version) directory
	 for possible causes and solutions.
       </para>

       <para>
          Congratulations!  You are now ready to browse the web in style.
       </para>

  </sect1>
</chapter>
