Re: [gentoo-user] "check for update" option greyed out for firefox1.5
On 21:39 Sat 03 Dec , John Holden wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Type "emerge --update mozilla-firefox" as root. To my knowledge, > portage does not provide the binary package of Firefox 1.5.x. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ eix firefox > * www-client/mozilla-firefox > Available versions: 1.0.7-r2 ~1.0.7-r3 *1.5_rc3-r1 *1.5_rc3-r2 > Installed: 1.0.7-r2 > Homepage:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ > Description: Firefox Web Browser > > * www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin > Available versions: 1.0.6-r2 1.0.7 > Installed: none > Homepage:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox > Description: Firefox Web Browser > > > Found 2 matches > > > - John > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > eix is giving me the same result as yours, but ls /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin/ shows up mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.ebuild I used the bin package before compiling mozilla-firefox (~x86 here). -(/home/joham_luis)---([EMAIL PROTECTED])-`--# emerge -pv mozilla-firefox-bin These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild N] www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5 0 kB Cheers -- [sinatura] A ouvir (mpd): Madredeus - O Pastor >>> GPG KeyID:0x9D2FD6C8 - http://tinyurl.com/79lrs [\sinatura] pgp9FPg0fbg9y.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] "check for update" option greyed out for firefox1.5
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the problem arised since my installation of firefox1.5rc series, i tried to find out any improper settings from about:config, but no luck. it was a clean emerge of mozilla-firefox-bin (a compiled version of firefox1.5rc-3 had the same issue). how come this would happen? the 1.5 version just works on Windows. but not for my gentoo? anybody here would kindly give me some advice? thanks in advance. -- daniel Use portage to update software; avoid installing/updating software manually as much as possible to avoid the risk of breaking stuff. Type "emerge --update mozilla-firefox" as root. To my knowledge, portage does not provide the binary package of Firefox 1.5.x. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ eix firefox * www-client/mozilla-firefox Available versions: 1.0.7-r2 ~1.0.7-r3 *1.5_rc3-r1 *1.5_rc3-r2 Installed: 1.0.7-r2 Homepage:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ Description: Firefox Web Browser * www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin Available versions: 1.0.6-r2 1.0.7 Installed: none Homepage:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox Description: Firefox Web Browser Found 2 matches - John -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] "check for update" option greyed out for firefox1.5
It could be edited on purpose by the person that compiled it... since using the firefox updater doesn't work on Gentoo and you have to update with portage instead.On 11/30/05, 黄飞 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the problem arised since my installation of firefox1.5rc series, i tried to find out any improper settings from about:config, but no luck.it was a clean emerge of mozilla-firefox-bin (a compiled version of firefox1.5rc-3 had the same issue). how come this would happen?the 1.5 version just works on Windows. but not for my gentoo?anybody here would kindly give me some advice? thanks in advance.-- daniel -- Steven Susbauer
[gentoo-user] "check for update" option greyed out for firefox1.5
the problem arised since my installation of firefox1.5rc series, i tried to find out any improper settings from about:config, but no luck.it was a clean emerge of mozilla-firefox-bin (a compiled version of firefox1.5rc-3 had the same issue). how come this would happen?the 1.5 version just works on Windows. but not for my gentoo?anybody here would kindly give me some advice? thanks in advance.-- daniel
