Re: Updating GTK+2 in Lenny
On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:27:57 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> On 25.11.2012 19:24, Camaleón wrote:
(...)
>> Since Firefox/Thunderbird 17.x releases now it's required GTK+2 >2.18¹
>> so for those still running the "olstable" flavour (Lenny) this is a
>> problem as it comes with GTK+2 2.12.
>
> You are strongly advised to upgrade to squeeze given that lenny no
> longer has any security support.
I'm planning to install wheezy when it comes out in a couple of months.
>> I've found an updated GTK+2 from the backports archive² with these two
>> packages (required to update Mozilla programs):
>>
>> libgtk2.0-0 2.18.6-1~bpo-50+1
>> gtk2-engines-pixbuf 2.18.6-1~bpo-50+1
>>
>> Would there be any problem in getting just these two and keep the rest
>> of the libraries at 2.12 (that is, mixing GTK+2 versions)? I just did
>> it under a VM and all seemed to be fine but I prefer to ask the
>> masters.
>
> Why don't you just try?
Well, I said *I already did it* on a virtual machine (i.e., a system that
I don't care if it gets trashed) but on my production computer is a
different thing. That's why I asked.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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