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From: Paul J Gans on 30 Jun 2010 15:00 rsink@_invalid_no.org wrote: >On 06/29/2010 10:13 PM, Paul J Gans wrote: >> rsink@_invalid_no.org wrote: >>> On 06/29/2010 03:54 PM, Dave Royal wrote: >>>> mjt wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:27:33 -0500 >>>>> Dave Royal<dave(a)dave123royal.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I just updated Fx from 3.6.5 to 3.6.6 from the repo >>>>>> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.0 >>>>>> using YaST 'Software Management' >>>>>> >>>>>> Fx now won't load >>>>> >>>>> Interesting. FF is my #2 browser (after Chrome), >>>> >>>> I can't install Chrome on 11.0 - I forget why - dependency on >>>> something-or-other-core. >>>> >>>>> so I don't necessarily >>>>> have to be on *the* latest release. I was at 3.5.9, which is the latest >>>>> release in the standard openSUSE 11.2 repository. I knew I had the Mozilla >>>>> repository configured, so I jumped to it and installed 3.6.6, and fired >>>>> fired up FF (AMD 64bit system) - no issues this end. >>>> >>>> I've been updating from the Moz repo for ages (11.0 shipped with >>>> Fx3.0) and this is the first problem I've had. Ironically the upgrade >>>> from 3.6.4 to 3.6.6 was completely unnecessary. >>>> >>>>> Of course, you're running this on an openSUSE 11.0 install. I hope you >>>>> know that 11.0's EOL (end of life) is June 30, 2010? >>>>> >>>>> http://en.opensuse.org/SUSE_Linux_Lifetime >>>> >>>> Yes, I am aware of that. I'll perhaps take a look at 11.3 after it's >>>> been out for some months. But it took me a year to get wifi >>>> (knetworkmanager) to work acceptably in 11.0! >>>> >>>> And I still have a laptop running 8.2, and a desktop >>>> on 10.3. ;-) >>>> >>>> Dave >> >>> I still have a 10.3 running, the last one on which I could make >>> mixminion run. >> >>> As for FF I just backleveled to 3.5.9 from 3.6.6 on an oss 11.2 system >>> for the same reason as the OP, it just wouldn't load! >> >> I'm running 3.6.6 on a 32 bit machine running 11.1. For some >> reason I don't find 3.6.6 on the 64 bit repositories. I want >> it for my 64 bit machine. >> >You must mean the ia64 cause the x86_64 is there >ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.1/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-3.6.6-1.1.x86_64.rpm What comes up in Yast with openbuildservice/mozilla is 3.5.9. Yast does not want to create a repository from the URL above. I'm not sure why. I can reach it just fine in Firefox. -- --- Paul J. Gans
From: Paul J Gans on 30 Jun 2010 15:05 mjt <myswtestYOURSHOES(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:13:08 +0000 (UTC) >Paul J Gans <gansno(a)panix.com> wrote: >> I'm running 3.6.6 on a 32 bit machine running 11.1. For some >> reason I don't find 3.6.6 on the 64 bit repositories. I want >> it for my 64 bit machine. >Add the "Mozilla" repo I have http://download/opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.1 It shows Firefox 3.5.9. -- --- Paul J. Gans
From: mjt on 30 Jun 2010 15:09 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:00:31 +0000 (UTC) Paul J Gans <gansno(a)panix.com> wrote: > >ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.1/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-3.6.6-1.1.x86_64.rpm > > What comes up in Yast with openbuildservice/mozilla is 3.5.9. Yast > does not want to create a repository from the URL above. > > I'm not sure why. I can reach it just fine in Firefox. Download that RPM and then: mtobler(a)ren:~> sudo zypper install MozillaFirefox-3.6.6-1.1.x86_64.rpm -- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>>
From: 1jam on 30 Jun 2010 17:04 mjt wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:33:39 -0800 > 1jam <com(a)example.net> wrote: > >> mjt wrote: >> >> > Interesting. FF is my #2 browser (after Chrome), so I don't necessarily >> >> Beware, like every google technology, Chrome ultimately exists to aid in >> the delivery of targeted advertising to your melon. > > Targeted advertising? I don't see it happening. > All interaction with google is retained (6 months now?), aggregated, and traced to you via cookie and or IP address. Of course all major websites do this, and all browsers are susceptible.. but firefox has alot of great addons that you can use to lock it down.
From: rsink on 30 Jun 2010 20:35
On 06/30/2010 03:00 PM, Paul J Gans wrote: > rsink@_invalid_no.org wrote: >> On 06/29/2010 10:13 PM, Paul J Gans wrote: >>> rsink@_invalid_no.org wrote: >>>> On 06/29/2010 03:54 PM, Dave Royal wrote: >>>>> mjt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:27:33 -0500 >>>>>> Dave Royal<dave(a)dave123royal.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I just updated Fx from 3.6.5 to 3.6.6 from the repo >>>>>>> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.0 >>>>>>> using YaST 'Software Management' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Fx now won't load >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting. FF is my #2 browser (after Chrome), >>>>> >>>>> I can't install Chrome on 11.0 - I forget why - dependency on >>>>> something-or-other-core. >>>>> >>>>>> so I don't necessarily >>>>>> have to be on *the* latest release. I was at 3.5.9, which is the latest >>>>>> release in the standard openSUSE 11.2 repository. I knew I had the Mozilla >>>>>> repository configured, so I jumped to it and installed 3.6.6, and fired >>>>>> fired up FF (AMD 64bit system) - no issues this end. >>>>> >>>>> I've been updating from the Moz repo for ages (11.0 shipped with >>>>> Fx3.0) and this is the first problem I've had. Ironically the upgrade >>>>> from 3.6.4 to 3.6.6 was completely unnecessary. >>>>> >>>>>> Of course, you're running this on an openSUSE 11.0 install. I hope you >>>>>> know that 11.0's EOL (end of life) is June 30, 2010? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://en.opensuse.org/SUSE_Linux_Lifetime >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I am aware of that. I'll perhaps take a look at 11.3 after it's >>>>> been out for some months. But it took me a year to get wifi >>>>> (knetworkmanager) to work acceptably in 11.0! >>>>> >>>>> And I still have a laptop running 8.2, and a desktop >>>>> on 10.3. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Dave >>> >>>> I still have a 10.3 running, the last one on which I could make >>>> mixminion run. >>> >>>> As for FF I just backleveled to 3.5.9 from 3.6.6 on an oss 11.2 system >>>> for the same reason as the OP, it just wouldn't load! >>> >>> I'm running 3.6.6 on a 32 bit machine running 11.1. For some >>> reason I don't find 3.6.6 on the 64 bit repositories. I want >>> it for my 64 bit machine. >>> > >> You must mean the ia64 cause the x86_64 is there > >> ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.1/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-3.6.6-1.1.x86_64.rpm > > What comes up in Yast with openbuildservice/mozilla is 3.5.9. Yast > does not want to create a repository from the URL above. > > I'm not sure why. I can reach it just fine in Firefox. > Can't help you, I don't use yast for repos cause it's always been too hard to beat manners into (saving what, where, and when "I" want). Let us know if it launches, I reinstalled thrice already and each time it bombs. |