update path firefox3 on F8?

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sat, 2008-03-29 at 09:04 +0100, Remi Collet wrote:
> Neal Becker a écrit :
> > Having installed some time back the experimental 
> > firefox-3.0-0.beta2.8.fc9.x86_64
> > on F8, I can no longer update:
> > ---> Package gnome-python2-gtkmozembed.x86_64 0:2.19.1-13.fc8 set to be
> > updated
> > --> Processing Dependency: libgtkembedmoz.so()(64bit) for package:
> > gnome-python2-gtkmozembed
> > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.13 for package:
> > gnome-python2-gtkmozembed
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package gnome-python2-gtkmozembed.x86_64 0:2.19.1-13.fc8 set to be
> > updated
> > --> Processing Dependency: libgtkembedmoz.so()(64bit) for package:
> > gnome-python2-gtkmozembed
> > ---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.13-1.fc8 set to be updated
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > gnome-python2-gtkmozembed-2.19.1-13.fc8.x86_64 from updates has depsolving
> > problems
> >   --> Missing Dependency: libgtkembedmoz.so()(64bit) is needed by package
> > gnome-python2-gtkmozembed-2.19.1-13.fc8.x86_64 (updates)
> > Error: Missing Dependency: libgtkembedmoz.so()(64bit) is needed by package
> > gnome-python2-gtkmozembed-2.19.1-13.fc8.x86_64 (updates)
> > 
> > Any suggestions?
> > 
> 
> Using F9 RPM on F8 is always dangerous (brings a lots of dependencies 
> from rawhide).
> 
> Perhaps you could use my FF3 rebuild for F8.
> 
> http://blog.famillecollet.com/post/2008/03/12/Firefox-3-beta-4
> 
> Command is not "firefox" but "firefox3" which means you can have firefox 
> 2.0.0.13 and 3.0pre installed on the same system.

I've been using FF3b4 for a couple of weeks with good results, just by
downloading the tarball and running it.

Are you sure you can have FF2 and FF3 side by side (in the sense of
being able to run one or the other)? Mozilla doesn't guarantee this as
FF3 can overwrite some stuff in ~/.firefox.

poc