Firefox 3.0 RC3 in Debian

[corge]

Has anyone had any luck getting the latest Firefox (Firefox 3.0 RC3) to work in Debian?
I'm running Debian 4.0 on a standard x86, Debian tells me I need GTK+ 2.10 or later, but there are no packages that are of a recent enough version for this.

So I attempt to install the missing libraries by hand.

The configure script of GTK+2.12.10 tells me I need a more recent version of Pango and Glib, so I install those.
I run the configure script of GTK+2.12.10 again, and I'm told:

*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.16.3, but GLIB (2.12.4)
*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.

How can I fix this?

[oz]

Has anyone had any luck getting the latest Firefox (Firefox 3.0 RC3) to work in Debian?

The Official FF3 Release came out today. Have you tried it?

[corge]

The Official FF3 Release came out today. Have you tried it?

Yes, exactly the same issue.

[one_2_three]

Hi corge, your problem exactly like mine. I used to follow this page for the installation..
GTK+ Programming Tips and Tricks

[markharding557]

Has anyone had any luck getting the latest Firefox (Firefox 3.0 RC3) to work in Debian?
I'm running Debian 4.0 on a standard x86, Debian tells me I need GTK+ 2.10 or later, but there are no packages that are of a recent enough version for this.

So I attempt to install the missing libraries by hand.

The configure script of GTK+2.12.10 tells me I need a more recent version of Pango and Glib, so I install those.
I run the configure script of GTK+2.12.10 again, and I'm told:

*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.16.3, but GLIB (2.12.4)
*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.

How can I fix this?

upgrade to lenny change sources to sid and install iceweasel3,change sources back to lenny

[corge]

Hi corge, your problem exactly like mine. I used to follow this page for the installation..
GTK+ Programming Tips and Tricks

Thanks for the help, however, when I attempt to follow the guidelines in the link you provided I get the following problem:

checking for GLIB - version >= 2.4.0...
*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.16.3, but GLIB (2.12.4)
*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best
*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error
*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing
*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is
*** required on your system.
*** If pkg-config was wrong, set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH
*** to point to the correct configuration files
no
configure: error:
*** Glib 2.4.0 or better is required. The latest version of
*** Glib is always available from ftp://ftp.gtk.org/.

[kurianthayil]

Hi,

It is possible to install firefox 3 in etch. I did it by following this link.
debian etch + gtk+ 2.12 + firefox 3 « notes

The link talks about installing firefox by keeping the existing fedora. The glib-2.16, gtk+-2.12 are all installed in a customized directory and then firefox is started from there. Follow the link and you will be able to do it.

Regards,

Kurian.