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Firefox 9 -- next version, same game as FF 8
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RetroTechGuy
 Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 2912 Location: USA |
I haven't seen this reported here, but Firefox 9 upgrade from FF8 does a similar thing that FF 8 did, upon upgrade from FF 7... Readers will recall that the FF 7 to Ff 8 was repaired thus: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=581370#581370 FF 9 broke another library, and the fix seems to be this: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=591810#591810 Update: it does appear that my ability to play Youtube videos has been lost...will need to do some more digging... _________________ Add swapfile WellMinded Search |
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Burunduk
Joined: 21 Aug 2011 Posts: 68 |
I have proposed a possible solution for fx 8 in the thread you mentioned. It works also this time. The idea was to start firefox with a simple script (it can replace the /usr/bin/firefox symlink): http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=581994#581994 And see a similar proposition here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=587107#587107 |
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duke93535
 Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 194 Location: California , High Desert |
The one thing I noticed is by symlinking all the libraries in the Firefox dependentlibs.list to /usr/lib, is that it doesn’t seem to cause any problems with Seamonkey. Future upgrades may be covered this way also. I am using Firefox 9.0.1 with no additional symlinks required. As an end user, I find it pretty easy. I believe Tman’s Firefox fix even does more symlinks then I do. He is really trying to cover all the bases for the future Firefoxes. Firefox 10 is not far off and we will see. Tman’s Firefox-8.0.1.pet fix: http://www.smokey01.com/Tman/apps/firefox/ |
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RSH
 Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 2420 Location: Germany |
Firefox 7, Firefox 8, Firefox 9 and Firefox 10 is not far off? And all in 2011? Is this the race of the upgrade version numbers? Is this race ending at last in all known problems, posted here? When will there be "human brain v2.0" ??? Sorry to say this but it has to be said: Stuff like that SUCKS! _________________ LazY Puppy RSH's DNA SARA B. |
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01micko
 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 8683 Location: qld |
The whole point here is that the Firefox bug which recently surfaced has been a "bug" in Puppy for ages. It stems from the fact that environmental variables are set at boot with the script /etc/profile. There has never (AFAIK) been an entry to set up firefox. As someone previously pointed out, depending on how firefox was packaged, this wasn't a problem because calling the script in /usr/lib/firefox set up the library path for firefox. This is what has changed. That can still be done but the script is now "run-mozilla.sh" and it has to be executed in the working directory.
Really, /etc/profile needs a modification, after the LD_LIBRARY_PATH has been set.Something like this:
Symlinking firefox libs into the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (/usr/lib for example) is not a good idea. While it may work for now, you will get problems later as Firefox updates itself.
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RetroTechGuy
Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 2912 Location: USA |
It appears that should be:
(for whatever reason, the default shell in Lupu5.28 doesn't run programs unless prefixed thus...) I edited the browser launch icon and added Micko's command...
That combination (and a reboot just to make sure it all loaded) seems to have repaired it (Youtube now plays again...). Thanks Micko! _________________ Add swapfile WellMinded Search |
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seaside
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 919 |
I found that because firefox eliminated the firefox bash script, a binary file named firefox replaces it and will break the installation every update. Also, the puppy libary path "/usr/lib/seamonkey" is causing problems by diverting firefox lib calls to the wrong library. So, I'm using a slightly different solution which works, plays flash 10, and doesn't break when updated. Make a new script called "firefox-starter" as follows:
Then change permissions to make it execute. This will setup a temporary environment taking the seamonkey libs out of play. Now, just use "/path/to/firefox-start" to execute firefox and change the "/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop" file to "Exec=/path/to/firefox/firefox-start" You can install firefox anywhere and it works even with automatic updates. Cheers, s (Of course, at the update speed firefox is travelling, this fix might be broken as you read this) 
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sredmon
Joined: 16 May 2011 Posts: 23 |
How do you make these changes? Where are the files that need to be changed? |
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xman
 Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 144 |
My way to upgrade or downgrade firefox is very simple. It can't be nothing else. I download desired linux-i686 firefox package and unpack it. Then I delete 'firefox' folder from /usr/lib (it's name is exactly firefox, originating from Wolf's old 3.6.pet) and then I move new unpacked firefox folder to /usr/lib. I have done mentioned upgrades and downgrades succesfully about hundred times in Quirky or Wary running in my old laptop. After upgrade to firefox 8.01 I haven't had any need to downgrade to 3.6.x, and now I have firefox 9.01 running in Quirky. 360p full screen videos are watchable on this system. I tried my simple method in latest usb-Racy loaded to alien power machine. No startup for Wolf's 3.6 - it crashed instantly after clicking browse icon, but after my upgrade everything was OK, first 8.01, then 9.0 and now 9.01. No problems with nice huge full screen 1080p youtube HD video tested - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnn2qmLA7yM. |
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RetroTechGuy
Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 2912 Location: USA |
One more patch ( (the trailing "$@" will get it to open email links, when you click on them)
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RetroTechGuy
Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 2912 Location: USA |
The first one, right mouse click on "browser", and "open with AbiWord". I would open the text editor and copy/paste/save the original text to a blank file, in case you need to revert it back for some reason. Highlight the new text and paste it in place of the original (see my new patch, just above). Then navigate to /etc/ That is: open the "house" in the upper left corner of the screen, select the "green arrow" up (this takes to to "/"), then select "etc" I would then copy "profile" to "profile.old", before editing it. Open profile, scroll down 1 line past the "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" line, open a line, and paste the additional text. Save the file I suspect that it may require a reboot so the system reads this new setting. _________________ Add swapfile WellMinded Search |
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ASRI éducation
 Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 3203 Location: France |
Hello, I installed firefox-9.0.1fr To take advantage of the flash, I just replaced the link /usr/bin/firefox from a script.
Good or bad idea? I do not know. (solution tested with Puppy Lucid528 and Toutou Linux 431) |
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frefel
Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 178 Location: Eugene, Ore., US |
Why the interest in upgrading FF before a pet comes out? While I was trying to sort out the FF upgrade to 8.0 I reverted back to the "most current" pet in Package Manager (4.0) and was using that version without noticing any deficiencies. PL 5.2; frugal |
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RetroTechGuy
Joined: 15 Dec 2009 Posts: 2912 Location: USA |
Firefox updated itself, "for the user's convenience"... The FF8 .pet works well. I'm debating rolling back from FF9 (but it requires I uninstall the current, back up passwords, bookmarks, etc)... http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/pet_packages-lucid/ Of course, I may also roll back from 5.28 to 5.25 (which looks pretty solid on my old laptop -- I had been running 5.20 until very recently)... I'm still not sure if 5.28 is completely stable... http://www.hark.com/clips/smdzwjmydj-sir-its-quite-possible-this-asteroid-is-not-entirely-stable _________________ Add swapfile WellMinded Search |
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frefel
Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 178 Location: Eugene, Ore., US |
RetroTechGuy;
You probably already know this but if not: FF > Edit > Adv> Update > check automatic > uncheck FF |
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