Description of problem: xulrunner packages appear on two gui package updater, and older package repeatedly needs to be installed. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1) 1.9-0.38cvs20080310.fc9: Supposedly replaces 1.9beta2.12nightly20080121.fc9 - shows up repeatedly after application on Older Package Updater 2) 1.9-0.40cvs20080312.fc9: Referenced by another GUI "System Updater as a prerequisite (as in >= pkg####) for installation. I'm unable to raise Firefox as well - IANAGeckoDeveloper; but IIRC, Firefox uses XUL. From the other bugs listed, I presume that the pkg is related to my Firefox problem. How reproducible: Let the Package Updaters (both of them) run naturally - within a minute of loggin in. Steps to Reproduce: 1. See xulrunner pkgs on both Pkg Updaters 2. update older pkg 3. watch older pkg made avail again 4. repeat loop of hell (option - rebooting won't help) Actual results: 1) Same pkg needs updating 2) Firefox can't be raised. Thanks
Which "package updaters" are you talking about here ?
Created attachment 298200 [details] Regular Pkg Updater - with the "nightly" xulrunner
Created attachment 298201 [details] The allegedly "New" System Update with latest (phantom?) xulrunner version
Greetings, Matthew: Neither update takes hold - all I get is an endless loop asking to install the same updates all over again. I get the same results for the Yum on Terminal and for Yum Extender GUI (both for the latest xulrunner) as well. this is what I have installed thus far: rpm -q xulrunner xulrunner-1.9-0.beta2.12.nightly20080121.fc9.i386 rpm -q firefox firefox-3.0-0.40.cvs20080312.fc9.i386
Created attachment 298214 [details] Here's a scrnshot of xulrunner pkgs listed in Add/Remove Software. What are the consequences of downloading and installing Firefox directly from Mozilla? Will it interfere with Fedora's release? Thanks
I am afraid that this is dupe of bug xulrunner-cpio. What happens when you remove the old xulrunner and then reinstall?
sorry, hyperlinking doesn't work that well -- bug 433096 is what I meant.
Definitely a dupe. That's the last version before the cpio thing happened. Only way to fix it is for you to do rpm -e -nodeps xulrunner && yum install xulrunner *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 433096 ***
Thanks, Gents: I tried the -e option over the weekend. The --nodeps and reinstall worked. Regards