Re: [resolved] FireFox broken,
On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 14:24:47 -0400 Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>
wrote:
> On Thursday 08 September 2016 11:26:43 Mark Allums wrote:
>
> [...]
> > > So I've now commented that line back out of /etc/apt/sources.list.
> >
> > Your attempt ran into some requirements that are prerequisites for
> > libnss3. For instance, dbus needs to be a certain minimum version,
> > and wheezy is too old. You will have to install another browser (i
> > suggest opera for linux. google chrome is another option, unless
> > you prefer a free software option.)
> >
> > An alternative is to try upgrading to Jessie, and then trying to
> > install libnss3.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Mark Allums
>
> I was amazed a couple days ago, I switched my default browser to
> chromium, more for S&G than any other reason, as its now quite long
> in the tooth. I had to go thru an email driven procedure to verify
> the pw at PP, but then it worked. And its kept on working...
>
> And I've been using it for my daily dose of fake news from the
> mainsleaze news sites, and except for cbsnews.com, nearly every video
> plays AND stays in lip synch.
>
> I can now buy something online, and it works again. I think I'll
> leave it that way for a while. :-)
>
> Firefox is still busted.
I doubt it.
I've been following along with your problems, and I surmise it's your
system that's the problem. Although, I have no idea what it might
be. My Wheezy[1] system works just fine with Chrome even though it's
been unsupport for months, iceweasal (originally installed by
default -- now purged), firefox-release (from the mozilla.debian repo
-- now purged, repo removed), and firefox-esr (from the Debian Security
repo). No problems. Ever. Not with PayPal or other sites like my
banks or youtube or tv streaming. All worked just fine, and
exactly the way they should.
Anyway, glad you were able to get things to work to your satisfaction.
B
1. My Wheezy 64-bit is a very custom install. Started with a
terminal-based system, and added what I wanted one thing at a time.
Never been a desktop GUI/Environment on it along with the related crap.
Just one window manager, Openbox. I even wrote my own udev rules to
auto-mount USB drives and my smartphone.
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