Couldn't start firefox because of dependencies

saurabh nigam · 11-30-2009, 07:31 AM

Hi all
I tried to start firefox but it didnt start & showed that it lacked dependent libraries

Code:

/usr/lib/firefox-3.0.4/firefox-bin: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.4: undefined symbol: g_dgettext

.So I searched for these libraries and downloaded rpms and converted them to .tgz format using rpm2tgz and installed them.These are rpms

Code:

GConf2-2.24.0-1.fc10.i386.rpm
ORBit2-2.14.16-1.fc10.i386.rpm
avahi-0.6.22-12.fc10.i386.rpm
avahi-glib-0.6.22-12.fc10.i386.rpm
directfb-1.0.0-0.1.rc3.el5.i386.rpm
evolution-data-server-2.24.5-5.fc10.i386.rpm
glitz-0.5.6-6.fc10.i386.rpm
gnome-keyring-2.24.1-1.fc10.i386.rpm
gnome-vfs2-2.24.0-3.fc10.i386.rpm
keyutils-libs-1.2-3.fc9.i386.rpm
krb5-libs-1.6.3-18.fc10.i386.rpm
libbonobo-2.24.0-2.fc10.i386.rpm
libgnome-2.24.1-9.fc10.i386.rpm
libnotify1-0.4.5-9.1.i586.rpm
libsoup-2.24.2.1-1.fc10.i386.rpm
nss-3.12.2.0-3.fc10.i386.rpm
openssl-0.9.8g-14.fc10.i686.rpm
telepathy-glib-0.7.17-1.fc10.i386.rpm
telepathy-mission-control-4.67-1.fc10.i386.rpm

but still I couldn't run firefox & get the same previous error.
Pls help.

voyciz · 11-30-2009, 07:52 AM

Firefox is included with slack and you won't need any packages that aren't on the installation discs. From the looks of the error, it doesn't look like a dependency issue. Converting rpms is generally a bad idea and it's better to use something like a build script (slackbuilds.org). Maybe one of the rpms you've used in the past has trashed something?

knudfl · 11-30-2009, 08:24 AM

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The latest version for Slackware 12.2 is
mozilla-firefox-3.0.15-i686-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/ftp.s....15-i686-1.tgz

Firefox 3.5.5 should also be usable, if you clean away
all those alien files. ( Reinstall Slackware ? ).
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saurabh nigam · 11-30-2009, 08:58 AM

I tried re-installing firefox it but still the problem remains.
Is there a away to re-install libgconf library

Didier Spaier · 11-30-2009, 12:37 PM

Please remove all those alien packages you installed with "removepkg". None are needed and furthermore most won't work with Slackware 12.2.

And, firefox-3.0.4 has been superseded by firefox-3.0.15 in Slackware 12.2 anyway, as noticed by knudfl

So download firefox-3.0.15 (you will find it in the /patches directory in any mirror of Slackware-12.2), cd to the directory where you downloaded it and issue as root:
upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-3.0.15-i686-1.tgz

Even better, while you are at it, use slackpkg (it's in the /ap directory of the mirrors) to, as root clean your system:
slackpkg clean-system #check to re-install needed packages afterwards in case you replaced an official package with an alien one
then install all official upgrades, still with slackpkg
slackpkg upgrade-all

if you don't know slackpkg, read its manual first: "man slackpkg".

Please do not use rpm2tgz to convert an rpm package, in most case you'll mess up your system.

Would you need some software not included in Slackware, first look to see if it is available @ http://slackbuilds.org, you can trust them. This is the case for gconf (though you don't need it to run firefox)

HTH

knudfl · 12-01-2009, 03:25 AM

Besides the Slackbuilds.org,
... plenty of 12.2 packages available :

slacky.eu
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-12.2/libraries/
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-12.2/
http://www.slacky.eu/aadm/pkgs/index.php?ver=6

Eric Hameleers slackbuilds
http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/
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