Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 138958
removing Firefox 1.0PR before installing 1.0 causes dependency problems
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:54 EST
Description of problem: During install of the newer version, a fatal error regarding xpistub library occurs. Re-installation of 1.0PR fixes the browser, but still won't allow 1.0 to install. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Firefox 1.0PR and 1.0 How reproducible: Unverfied, but this was a new install of core3 that went flawless until this (one of the first mods I made.) Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install core3 with 'Workstation' packages. 2. Open Firefox and download the specified version 3. Close Firefox and remove it using the 'Applications >> System Settings >> Add/Remove Applications' utility. 4. The system identifies three components that will be removed to achieve the uninstall (I didn't pay attention to what they were)...click OK. 5. Try to install the new version of Firefox 1.0 by browsing the filesystem and clicking firefox-installer-bin. Actual results: After asking where to install and with which components, the error message appears: Fatal Error [-618]: Couldn't open xpistub library Expected results: Installation as normal, or resolving of dependencies. Additional info:
Upstream's firefox installer is not our responsibility. We highly recommend using only Fedora Project built firefox RPMS. FC3 updates currently has firefox-1.0-2.fc3. Red Hat is actively working further development for the firefox package beyond the schedule of upstream Firefox.