Updating Firefox

[Aly Dharshi]

Hello Folks,

	I hope that you are well. Using yum to update firefox to the latest in 
F7. I see the following errors:

Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
--> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
--> Processing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.5-1.fc7 for package: 
firefox-devel
---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package firefox-devel.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
--> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package yelp
Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package devhelp

	Has anyone seen this same problem where the above mentioned pkgs are 
missing from the repos ? Or is it just me ? Thanks.

	Cheers,
	
	Aly.

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Updating Firefox Blasted Language Packs

[Frank Cox]

On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:54:17 +0000 (UTC)
Beartooth <Beartooth(a)swva.net&gt; wrote:

>  On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:56:48 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
>  
>  > Just those 40-bazillion (plus or minus one or two) language packs that
>  > Fedora's Firefox always seems to come with on a new install.  My first
>  > task after installing it is to run Firefox as root and remove all of
>  > those language packs., as I don't require any of them.
>  
>  	Is there a way to do that without having to log out, and then 
>  back in as root? 
I have never really known if there is a difference between going through the
gui and deleting the language packs or if I could just delete them directly
from the commandline.

I just type this command into a terminal window:

su -c firefox

then enter my root password to run Firefox as root and delete them through the
gui.

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[Richard England]

Lamar Owen wrote:
>  On Saturday 27 October 2007, Richard England wrote:
>    
> > John Wendel wrote:
> >     
>
>    
> >> Skip it, 2.0.0.8 is busted! 2.0.0.9 coming soon.
> >>       
>
>    
> > What is "busted" with 2.0.0.8.  Refs?
> >     
>
>  After yum update and FF 2.0.0.8 got installed, it refused to start up; 
>  segfaulted.  Rebooting solved the problem, and now FireFox works again (yes, 
>  2.0.0.8 is working here on two F7 installs).
>     
Thanks.

I asked because I updated via yum and I've seen no issues, at this 
time.... I haven't had to reboot or take any special actions.

~~R

[Lamar Owen]

On Saturday 27 October 2007, Richard England wrote:
>  John Wendel wrote: 
>  > Skip it, 2.0.0.8 is busted! 2.0.0.9 coming soon. 
>  What is "busted" with 2.0.0.8.  Refs? 
After yum update and FF 2.0.0.8 got installed, it refused to start up; 
segfaulted.  Rebooting solved the problem, and now FireFox works again (yes, 
2.0.0.8 is working here on two F7 installs).
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[Richard England]

John Wendel wrote:
>  Aly Dharshi wrote:
> > Hello Folks,
> >
> >     I hope that you are well. Using yum to update firefox to the 
> > latest in F7. I see the following errors:
> >
> > Setting up Update Process
> > Resolving Dependencies
> > --> Running transaction check
> > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
> > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
> > --> Processing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.5-1.fc7 for package: 
> > firefox-devel
> > ---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package firefox-devel.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
> > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
> > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package 
> > yelp
> > Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package 
> > devhelp
> >
> >     Has anyone seen this same problem where the above mentioned pkgs 
> > are missing from the repos ? Or is it just me ? Thanks.
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >         Aly.
> >
>
>
>  Skip it, 2.0.0.8 is busted! 2.0.0.9 coming soon.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  John
>  
What is "busted" with 2.0.0.8.  Refs? 

~~R

[John Wendel]

Aly Dharshi wrote:
>  Hello Folks,
>  
>      I hope that you are well. Using yum to update firefox to the latest 
>  in F7. I see the following errors:
>  
>  Setting up Update Process
>  Resolving Dependencies
>  --> Running transaction check
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
>  --> Processing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.5-1.fc7 for package: 
>  firefox-devel
>  ---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
>  --> Running transaction check
>  ---> Package firefox-devel.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
>  --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>  Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package yelp
>  Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package 
>  devhelp
>  
>      Has anyone seen this same problem where the above mentioned pkgs are 
>  missing from the repos ? Or is it just me ? Thanks.
>  
>      Cheers,
>      
>      Aly.
>   

Skip it, 2.0.0.8 is busted! 2.0.0.9 coming soon.

Regards,

John

[Rick Stevens]

On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 12:16 -0600, Aly Dharshi wrote:
>  Aly Dharshi wrote:
>  > Hello Folks,
>  > 
>  >     I hope that you are well. Using yum to update firefox to the latest 
>  > in F7. I see the following errors:
>  > 
>  > Setting up Update Process
>  > Resolving Dependencies
>  > --> Running transaction check
>  > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
>  > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
>  > --> Processing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.5-1.fc7 for package: 
>  > firefox-devel
>  > ---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
>  > --> Running transaction check
>  > ---> Package firefox-devel.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
>  > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
>  > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
>  > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>  > Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package yelp
>  > Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package 
>  > devhelp
>  > 
>  >     Has anyone seen this same problem where the above mentioned pkgs are 
>  > missing from the repos ? Or is it just me ? Thanks.
>  > 
>  >     Cheers,
>  >     
>  >     Aly.
>  > 
>  
>  	Okay further to my woes, I did a yum clean all, it cleaned up 
>  everything, tried to do a yum update for firefox and I got zippo the 
>  hippo for updates for this now. I have yum update running now and its 
>  getting other things but not firefox, any thoughts ? Could I have simply 
>  hit a dog slow updating mirror ? 
Possibly.  Note that the gecko-libs stuff comes from Firefox and will
break a lot of dependencies.  It's best to "yum --exclude=firefox*
update" for now until all the packages that depend on gecko-libs get
rebuilt.

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[Aly Dharshi]

Aly Dharshi wrote:
>  Hello Folks,
>  
>      I hope that you are well. Using yum to update firefox to the latest 
>  in F7. I see the following errors:
>  
>  Setting up Update Process
>  Resolving Dependencies
>  --> Running transaction check
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
>  --> Processing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.5-1.fc7 for package: 
>  firefox-devel
>  ---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
>  --> Running transaction check
>  ---> Package firefox-devel.i386 0:2.0.0.8-1.fc7 set to be updated
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: devhelp
>  --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 for package: yelp
>  --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>  Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package yelp
>  Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.5 is needed by package 
>  devhelp
>  
>      Has anyone seen this same problem where the above mentioned pkgs are 
>  missing from the repos ? Or is it just me ? Thanks.
>  
>      Cheers,
>      
>      Aly.
>   
	Okay further to my woes, I did a yum clean all, it cleaned up 
everything, tried to do a yum update for firefox and I got zippo the 
hippo for updates for this now. I have yum update running now and its 
getting other things but not firefox, any thoughts ? Could I have simply 
hit a dog slow updating mirror ?

	Cheers,

	Aly.

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	  that's short enough to be interesting
	  and long enough to cover the subject"

[Ric Moore]

On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 11:56 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
>  On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:04:43 +1030
>  Tim <ignored_mailbox(a)yahoo.com.au&gt; wrote:
>  
>  >  Even if you haven't installed any, it comes with some
>  > extensions, itself.  This can take some time for it to complete.
>  
>  Just those 40-bazillion (plus or minus one or two) language packs that Fedora's
>  Firefox always seems to come with on a new install.  My first task after
>  installing it is to run Firefox as root and remove all of those language
>  packs., as I don't require any of them. 
No kidding, it makes me crazy. Ric

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Updating Firefox Blasted Language Packs

[Tom Weniger]

Greetings Beasrtooth,

This works for me....

#rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox

On 11/4/07, Beartooth <Beartooth(a)swva.net&gt; wrote:
>  On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:56:48 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
>
>  > Just those 40-bazillion (plus or minus one or two) language packs that
>  > Fedora's Firefox always seems to come with on a new install.  My first
>  > task after installing it is to run Firefox as root and remove all of
>  > those language packs., as I don't require any of them.
>
>          Is there a way to do that without having to log out, and then
>  back in as root?
>
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Updating Firefox Blasted Language Packs

[Beartooth]

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:56:48 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:

>  Just those 40-bazillion (plus or minus one or two) language packs
> that
>  Fedora's Firefox always seems to come with on a new install.  My first
>  task after installing it is to run Firefox as root and remove all of
>  those language packs., as I don't require any of them. 
	Is there a way to do that without having to log out, and then 
back in as root?

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Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.

[Frank Cox]

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:04:43 +1030
Tim <ignored_mailbox(a)yahoo.com.au&gt; wrote:

>   Even if you haven't installed any, it comes with some
>  extensions, itself.  This can take some time for it to complete. 
Just those 40-bazillion (plus or minus one or two) language packs that Fedora's
Firefox always seems to come with on a new install.  My first task after
installing it is to run Firefox as root and remove all of those language
packs., as I don't require any of them.

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[Tim]

On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 08:06 -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote:
>  In my experience after you update firefox it will, not start
> properly
>  the first time.  
It's doing a check to see whether your previous addons and plugins are
compatible.  Even if you haven't installed any, it comes with some
extensions, itself.  This can take some time for it to complete.

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[Aaron Konstam]

On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 20:58 -0700, Richard England wrote:
>  Lamar Owen wrote:
>  > On Saturday 27 October 2007, Richard England wrote:
>  >   
>  >> John Wendel wrote:
>  >>     
>  >
>  >   
>  >>> Skip it, 2.0.0.8 is busted! 2.0.0.9 coming soon.
>  >>>       
>  >
>  >   
>  >> What is "busted" with 2.0.0.8.  Refs?
>  >>     
>  >
>  > After yum update and FF 2.0.0.8 got installed, it refused to start up; 
>  > segfaulted.  Rebooting solved the problem, and now FireFox works again (yes, 
>  > 2.0.0.8 is working here on two F7 installs).
>  >   
>  
>  Thanks.
>  
>  I asked because I updated via yum and I've seen no issues, at this 
>  time.... I haven't had to reboot or take any special actions.
>  
>  ~~R
>   
In my experience after you update firefox it will, not start properly
the first time. You start it but until you kill all the running
firefoxes it will not open on the desktop.
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