Dear Jörn, I can confirm that changing sources.list to use the repository you gave earlier in this thread corrects the problem I was having with GTK. OTC identified an updated version of Firefox-17 as being available after the change of repo and, after updating, it now works as intended.
Thanks, Mark http://devel.openthinclient.org/firefox-17/5f1b84gdfcf3e1d/firefox-17_1.0.0-17.0.1-02.tar.gz On 13/03/13 17:39, Mark D-B wrote: > Hi Jörn , > > The one inside the VM doesn't work for me because the > LD_LIBRARY_PATH isn't set, so it comes up with a GTK+ version error > when you click the launcher. This is the only reason why I'm using my > own version, as I have made the launcher execute a script which sets > LD_LIBRARY_PATH first then just runs Firefox normally. I could have > used the source tarball to create this but I used Firefox ESR instead > as it gives a much smaller image to deploy (but only includes US > English, so isn't as widely useful as the tarball). > > Has the VM been updated since I downloaded it though? My > sources.list has > "http://devel.openthinclient.org/firefox-17/766b938303e1e9g/";, which > is different from the one you've given below, so I'm potentially using > an out-of-date version. > > I made a post on the developer mailing list about Firefox 19. I > tried it too and also found the libxul problem, so agree that 17 is > the latest Firefox that's possible with the current base. > > All the best, > > Mark > > On 12/03/13 10:51, Jörn Frenzel wrote: >> Hi Mark, >> >> as far as i know, every firefox we (otc) have done, have a version in >> thier >> name. But please double check this. There maybe be other reasons why it >> does not work. >> >> Just some more word about firefox. >> >> Why are you trying to have an own firefox package? There is already one >> (the one inside the VM). Please use this repository to install it. >> >> deb http://devel.openthinclient.org/firefox-17/5f1b84gdfcf3e1d/ ./ >> >> As usual there is also a source package >> http://devel.openthinclient.org/firefox-17/5f1b84gdfcf3e1d/firefox-17_1.0.0-17.0.1-02.tar.gz >> >> >> >> Use this source and have your adaptions. See the README inside for >> instructions. >> >> Yesterday i've tried to build a package with firefox 19. But it seems >> we're >> missing some libs to run the new xul/xpcom stuff. We need a new base! >> >> Regards, Jörn >> >> >> On 11.03.2013 22:43, Mark D-B wrote: >>> Thanks Jörn, that explains it. I'll stay with my own version of Firefox >>> then as I can easily deploy the script that sets the path with it. >>> >>> With reference to "Please never have two packages with the same name in >>> different repositories" - are you meaning that this is why my >>> attempt to >>> have a package called "firefox" didn't work? I can understand why it >>> would cause problems if two packages have the same name, but I thought >>> all the existing Firefox packages had the version on the end (-3, -5, >>> -17). Is there another one that isn't visible from the Package >>> management tree and is called just "firefox"? >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On 11/03/13 10:42, Jörn Frenzel wrote: >>>> Hi Mark, >>>> >>>> Firefox needs some newer GTK version than the base packages >>>> delivers. So >>>> the newer one ist installed under /opt/gtk/ and must be used with >>>> LD_LIBRARY_PATH. >>>> >>>> In the base version of "experimantal" the separate GTK was joined >>>> into the >>>> base. >>>> >>>> Please never have two packages with the same name in diffenrent >>>> repositories. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Jörn >>>> >>>> On 09.03.2013 23:25, Mark D-B wrote: >>>>> Dear All, >>>>> >>>>> This problem is due to library paths. I've now got my own >>>>> Firefox 17 >>>>> package with a script to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH so that the correct >>>>> version >>>>> of GTK (/opt/gtk/lib) gets loaded but I'd ideally like to use the one >>>>> from the OTC server. Does anyone know why it doesn't set the library >>>>> path itself? >>>>> >>>>> All the best, >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> On 16/02/13 18:43, newsgroup account wrote: >>>>>> When I try and run Firefox 17 on the client, I get an error saying >>>>>> that Firefox needs GTK+ 2.10 but I only have GTK+ 2.8. This seems >>>>>> strange, as the server package manager says the installed package is >>>>>> 0.4.5-2.16-2, which I infer to mean GTK+ 2.16. 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