Re: Latest iceweasel - package kept back
On 25/11/11 18:56, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:45:25 +1100
> Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Scott,
>
>> Problem seems to be your mirror (perhaps an upgrade is in progress) -
>
> mozilla.debian.net has been in this state for almost a week.
Certainly was working November 10, definitely not working now.
>
>> only Sid seems to have the required version available.
>
> That's stupid; Why didn't the backports didn't do the job properly?
> (rhetorical question)
>
For those that like to test/live dangerously:-
# mkdir iceweasel_upgrade; cd iceweasel_upgrade
# wget -t 0
http://mozilla.debian.net/pool/iceweasel-release/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_8.0-3~bpo60+1_i386.deb
http://mozilla.debian.net/pool/iceweasel-release/i/iceweasel/xulrunner-8.0_8.0-3~bpo60+1_i386.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/cairo/libcairo2_1.10.2-6.1_i386.deb
http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/pool/main/n/nss/libnss3-1d_3.13.1.with.ckbi.1.88-1~bpo60+1_i386.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/sqlite3/libsqlite3-0_3.7.9-2_i386.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pixman/libpixman-1-0_0.24.0-1_i386.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/eglibc/multiarch-support_2.13-21_i386.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.13-21_i386.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/eglibc/locales_2.13-21_all.deb
http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-bin_2.13-21_i386.deb
# dpkg -i *
Repeat last command as required - agree to any dialog questions. If it
breaks you can keep both pieces.
Nothing exploded on a (non-crucial) Squeeze machine running Fluxbox - yet...
Cheers
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