Scheduled Maintenance: We are aware of an issue with Google, AOL, and Yahoo services as email providers which are blocking new registrations. We are trying to fix the issue and we have several internal and external support tickets in process to resolve the issue. Please see: viewtopic.php?t=158230

 

 

 

Problems installing Firefox 3

If none of the specific sub-forums seem right for your thread, ask here.
Post Reply
Message
Author
StevenD
Posts: 8
Joined: 2008-10-25 13:22

Problems installing Firefox 3

#1 Post by StevenD »

Hi All,

Got a few problems installing Firefox 3.

First of all it says that I need GTK+ V2.10 or better.

So i downloaded the package and when I run the configure it stops and says the following message.

Code: Select all

checking for BASE_DEPENDENCIES... configure: error: The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
path to pkg-config.
So I have downloaded the pkg-config but haven't a clue about how to install.

Can anyone help me please.

Thanks

Steve

berarma
Posts: 63
Joined: 2008-03-22 21:13

#2 Post by berarma »

First, you're not installing Firefox3, you're building it. You could have downloaded the binary packages and just run.

You'll need the pkg-config package and others that you'll discover gradually.

User avatar
rickh
Posts: 3434
Joined: 2006-06-29 02:13
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA

#3 Post by rickh »

Debian doesn't use Firefox, Iceweasel replaces it. Even worse, I suspect you're trying to install programs in Etch from outside repositories. You need to learn a few basics about Debian before you waste your time and ours trying to change it.
Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64
Desktop: Generic Core 2 Duo, EVGA 680i, Nvidia
Laptop: Generic Intel SIS/AC97

StevenD
Posts: 8
Joined: 2008-10-25 13:22

#4 Post by StevenD »

OK Thanks for your replies.

The reason I am tring to install firefox is because Iceweasel says it needs the flash plugin installed, I have downloaded the plugin but not sure how to put it into iceweasel?

Thanks

Steve

berarma
Posts: 63
Joined: 2008-03-22 21:13

#5 Post by berarma »

Again, you shouldn't be trying to compile Firefox, there are binary packages ready to use.

Better use iceweasel and install the flashplugin-nonfree package, it will install flash for you. I think this package is in the multimedia repository. By installing Firefox you'd still need the flash plugin.

StevenD
Posts: 8
Joined: 2008-10-25 13:22

#6 Post by StevenD »

OK,

I opened Iceweasel, went to a page that requires flash and it popped up asking if I wanted to install the adobe flash plugin. I clicked yes, it downloaded the plugin and installed it and informed me that I must restart the browser.

So I closed all browsers and reopened it. Went to a page that required flash and the same thing happened again.

Thanks

Steve

berarma
Posts: 63
Joined: 2008-03-22 21:13

#7 Post by berarma »

Please read and whatever you don't understand ask.
berarma wrote:Better use iceweasel and install the flashplugin-nonfree package, it will install flash for you. I think this package is in the multimedia repository. By installing Firefox you'd still need the flash plugin.

StevenD
Posts: 8
Joined: 2008-10-25 13:22

#8 Post by StevenD »

OK I tried to install the flash-nonfree plugin with the following in terminal

Code: Select all

apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
But got this back

Code: Select all

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package flashplugin-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package flashplugin-nonfree has no installation candidate
Not sure what it means.

Thanks

User avatar
rickh
Posts: 3434
Joined: 2006-06-29 02:13
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA

#9 Post by rickh »

Not sure what it means.
Part of being a Debian user means figuring some things out on your own. All the information you need is already in this thread.
Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64
Desktop: Generic Core 2 Duo, EVGA 680i, Nvidia
Laptop: Generic Intel SIS/AC97

User avatar
izar
Posts: 1714
Joined: 2007-01-01 18:34
Location: Euskal Herria

#10 Post by izar »

flashplugin-nonfree was removed from the official etch repositories and the package you now have to install to get flash working with iceweasel is flashplayer-mozilla which is available from the multimeda repositories. The site offers detailed information on how to add the repositories and then install packages stored there.

User avatar
garrincha
Posts: 2335
Joined: 2006-06-02 16:38

#11 Post by garrincha »

StevenD wrote:OK I tried to install the flash-nonfree plugin with the following in terminal

Code: Select all

apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
But got this back

Code: Select all

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package flashplugin-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package flashplugin-nonfree has no installation candidate
Not sure what it means.

Thanks
You need to have Debian-Multimedia repo in your /etc/apt/sources.list. Add this to your sources.list:

Code: Select all

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main
If you use "etch", replace "lenny".
Get the GPG keys:

Code: Select all

# gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 1F41B907
# gpg --armor --export 1F41B907 | apt-key add -
Update and install:

Code: Select all

# apt-get update
# apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
IIRC, Lenny doesn't have "flashplugin-nonfree", however you can use "flashplayer-mozilla which is the same thing.
Maurice Green on Usain Bolt's 9.58: "The Earth stopped for a second, and he went to Mars."

StevenD
Posts: 8
Joined: 2008-10-25 13:22

#12 Post by StevenD »

Thanks for your help berarma.

And also thank you izar for pointing me in the right direction.

rickh - I hope that if you are ever new to something and you go to a forum for help that people are a little more helpful towards you, than you have been to me.

StevenD
Posts: 8
Joined: 2008-10-25 13:22

#13 Post by StevenD »

thanks garrincha.

User avatar
anarchyinc666
Posts: 300
Joined: 2008-10-22 13:44

#14 Post by anarchyinc666 »

StevenD,

You are over complicating things. You might not have access to non-free resourses. For that you will need to edit your sources.list file to include non-free and contrib.
# Typical file to track testing while keeping eye on unstable

# Standard Debian binary archives in USA
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# Standard Debian binary archives in non-USA
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Standard Debian source archives in USA
#deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
#deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# Standard Debian source archives in non-USA
#deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Security Debian binary archive
# deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
# Security Debian source archive
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
Stable=Etch
Testing=Lenny
Unstable=Sid

The rest has already been explained to you.
http://wiki.debian.org/FlashPlayer
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GIT d- s: a- C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++ E-- W+++ N- o-- K- w++
O- M-- V-- PS+++ PE+++ Y PGP+++ t-- 5-- X+++ R* tv+++ b DI++++ D
G e+ h---- r+++ y++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Debian-SID Xfce

User avatar
rickh
Posts: 3434
Joined: 2006-06-29 02:13
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA

#15 Post by rickh »

anarchyinc666 wrote:StevenD,

You are over complicating things. ...
#Typical file to track testing while keeping eye on unstable

# Standard Debian binary archives in USA
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# Standard Debian binary archives in non-USA
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Standard Debian source archives in USA
#deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
#deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# Standard Debian source archives in non-USA
#deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free

# Security Debian binary archive
# deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
# Security Debian source archive
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
Talk about over-complicating things. That sources.list is a piece of total junk.
Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64
Desktop: Generic Core 2 Duo, EVGA 680i, Nvidia
Laptop: Generic Intel SIS/AC97

User avatar
anarchyinc666
Posts: 300
Joined: 2008-10-22 13:44

#16 Post by anarchyinc666 »

Yeah, that wasn't mine. Funny thing is that I copied that from debian...

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/refer ... urces.list

To just be used as a referance. Mine is much more simple...
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GIT d- s: a- C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++ E-- W+++ N- o-- K- w++
O- M-- V-- PS+++ PE+++ Y PGP+++ t-- 5-- X+++ R* tv+++ b DI++++ D
G e+ h---- r+++ y++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Debian-SID Xfce

User avatar
rickh
Posts: 3434
Joined: 2006-06-29 02:13
Location: Albuquerque, NM USA

#17 Post by rickh »

Why would you run Sid with Etch security?
Debian-Lenny/Sid 32/64
Desktop: Generic Core 2 Duo, EVGA 680i, Nvidia
Laptop: Generic Intel SIS/AC97

User avatar
anarchyinc666
Posts: 300
Joined: 2008-10-22 13:44

#18 Post by anarchyinc666 »

That might be a typo, I'm at work and my Linux box is at the house.
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.12
GIT d- s: a- C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++ E-- W+++ N- o-- K- w++
O- M-- V-- PS+++ PE+++ Y PGP+++ t-- 5-- X+++ R* tv+++ b DI++++ D
G e+ h---- r+++ y++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

Debian-SID Xfce

Post Reply