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#1 2010-01-24 19:24:31
- dhave
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Confused about testing/firefox dependencies [SOLVED]
In trying to install firefox-3.6.2 from testing, I get a message saying that there's a dependency conflict with fontconfig-ubuntu, which I installed some time ago in an attempt to improve my screen fonts.
When i check the explicit dependencies for firefox-3.6.2 in testing, I see only desktop-file-utils and xulrunner. When I check the dependencies for those two packages (desktop-file-utils in extra and xulrunner in testing), I still don't see mention of fontconfig.
Is there a way to work around this? I'd rather not undo my font display configuration just to test the current version of firefox, but I would rather use a firefox package for 3.6 than the mozilla.org package.
Thanks for any advice.
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#2 2010-01-24 19:28:51
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Re: Confused about testing/firefox dependencies [SOLVED]
better update fontconfig-ubuntu to the latest version. WARNING. you have to rebuild yourself cairo-ubuntu to link against libpng 1.4.0 if you don't do that you'll have a broken system.
better revert to stock and after the upgrade is complete, use *-ubuntu again.
Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
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#3 2010-01-24 19:35:25
- dhave
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Re: Confused about testing/firefox dependencies [SOLVED]
Thanks very much for the advice. One question, though. If
better update fontconfig-ubuntu to the latest version. WARNING. you have to rebuild yourself cairo-ubuntu to link against libpng 1.4.0 if you don't do that you'll have a broken system.
is "A" and
better revert to stock and after the upgrade is complete, use *-ubuntu again.
is "B",
are you recommending A or B?
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#4 2010-01-24 19:38:39
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Re: Confused about testing/firefox dependencies [SOLVED]
i'm recommending B
Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
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#5 2010-01-24 19:40:48
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Re: Confused about testing/firefox dependencies [SOLVED]
i'm recommending B
O.K., thanks.
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