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Re: Firefox install



On Wednesday 13 April 2016 10:30:46 arian wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> firefox is not in jessie-backports, but in unstable. 

??

And I have installed it from Jessie backports. Also from wheezy backports.

Lisi 

>The package which you 
> may find there in the future is firefox-esr, which is in testing atm. For
> desktop-installations it's IMO better to just run testing or unstable if
> you're somewhat knowledgeable. You know, they say there are three flavors
> of debian: rusty, stale and broken. Probably should add a fourth fossilized
> flavor ;)
>
> > I have updated my /etc/apt/sources.list file and installed both
> > pkg-mozilla-archive-keyring and debian-keyring.
>
> so you installed from mozilla repo before and you certainly had the debian
> repo - what did you have to change? Also: how did you attempt to install
> the keyrings? check: dpkg -l ${packagename} - ii in front for installed If
> they're not installed, obtain the keyring deb via HTTPS and install: dpkg
> -i {packagename} (HTTPS because you cannot verify keyring integrity without
> trusting the keyring in the first place, default-HTTPS does not give you
> the same guarantees as secure-apt but at least an attacker has to acquire a
> validly signed cert.)
>
> regards, Arian


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