Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 OK, so I noticed that my Firefox was an incy-wincy bit out of date and so I decided to put it up to date. I went in the MCC, un-installed my currect version of Firefox, then tried to re-install it. No go! Then I tried via urpmi. This is what I got: [ root@localhost james]# urpmi mozilla-firefox The following packages can't be installed because they depend on packages that are older than the installed ones: mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.2-4mdv2007.1 Continue installation anyway? (Y/n) y To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed: xdg-utils-1.0.1-3mdv2007.1.i586 Proceed with the installation of the 1 packages? (0 MB) (Y/n) y ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/xdg-utils-1.0.1-3mdv2007.1.i586.rpm installing xdg-utils-1.0.1-3mdv2007.1.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms Preparing... ############################################# 1/1: xdg-utils ############################################# [root@localhost james]# No what do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Perhaps I should add that Firefox is still working, I'm using it now, but I dare not switch it off 'cause I know I won"t be able to get it going again. Trouble is, dunderhead that I am, I didn't write down my user name and login password to this site (thought I'd not forget) and I don't know how I'll be able to post anything if I lose Firefox. That'll teach me not to write things down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Trouble is, dunderhead that I am, I didn't write down my user name and login password to this site (thought I'd not forget) and I don't know how I'll be able to post anything if I lose Firefox. See my pm... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Great - thanks for that Spinynorman - now I'm back on line using Opera. SoulSe asked for the webpage that I was having difficulty with. I'll send him a personal message for the same reason as before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 OK, sorted the Firefox installation problem out. Darned simple really - I just needed to update my URPMI sources. I'm now running Firefox2.0.0.2 - which is the same one as before. 2.0.0.3 wasn't available in URPMI. So, I have no un-installed and then re-installed Firefox but the problem remains. I still can't access my customer login page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaraeez Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 tried the link you sent & have replied to your message asking if getting to the login is further than you got. If so I noticed that it uses a java script - amybe now that you have sorted out your repositories you could do a 'urpmi --auto-select' at the cli (command prompt as root) then log out & log back in & try again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 OK, done that. This is what I get. Is this correct?? [root@localhost james]# urpmi --auto-select One of the following packages is needed: 1- gnome-speech-driver-espeak-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586 : Backend for gnome-speech based on espeak (to install) 2- gnome-speech-driver-festival-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586 : Backend for gnome-speech based on festival (to install) What is your choice? (1-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 If you are still having problems with the Mozilla link that SoulSe posted... Open Firefox and go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Encryption and select both 'Use SSL 3.0' and 'Use TLS 1.0' if they are not already selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaraeez Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 OK, done that. This is what I get. Is this correct?? [root@localhost james]# urpmi --auto-select One of the following packages is needed: 1- gnome-speech-driver-espeak-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586 : Backend for gnome-speech based on espeak (to install) 2- gnome-speech-driver-festival-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586 : Backend for gnome-speech based on festival (to install) What is your choice? (1-2) pick no.1 I would also do as greg2 suggested although this should be picked already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 OK, done. Now I have to choose between the following: One of the following packages is needed: 1- mono-1.2.3.1-3mdv2007.1.i586 : Mono Runtime (to install) 2- libmono-runtime-1.1.17.1-5.2mdv2007.0.i586 : Libraries for the Mono runtime (to install) What is your choice? (1-2) As a matter of interest, to help me understand Mandriva a bit better, what does this command urmpi --autoselect actually do? It looks like it searches for missing programmes. Am I right? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 it searches for updates to currently installed programs, actually - then installs them. as far as the choice it prompts you for, i would go with 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Very handy little tool that! Beats anything on Windows! Still, you need to know what choices to make. What guides you? I mean, how do you know to choose 1 rather that 2? Anyway, Urpmi has now restarted and I now have another choice. Here it is: [code]restarting urpmi One of the following packages is needed: 1- gnome-speech-driver-espeak-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586: Backend for gnome-speech based on espeak (to install) 2- gnome-speech-driver-festival-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586: Backend for gnome-speech based on festival (to install) What is your choice? (1-2) [/code] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Whenever you need some info about a terminal command, you can use the 'man' command: man urpmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtim Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Thanks for the tip, Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I mean, how do you know to choose 1 rather that 2?Because 2 is a library - libraries are usually only used for development. If you aren't planning to develop mono applications you only need the runtime - which allows you to run already built mono applications.One of the following packages is needed: 1- gnome-speech-driver-espeak-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586: Backend for gnome-speech based on espeak (to install) 2- gnome-speech-driver-festival-0.4.10-1mdv2007.1.i586: Backend for gnome-speech based on festival (to install) What is your choice? (1-2) This one seems to be purely about preference. It uses one of two text-to-speech programs to accomplish the same task. I've never used either of them, so I can't tell you about any real differences. It's safe to say that you could just flip a coin: heads=1; tails=2. Or, you could have a look at their respective web pages: espeak,festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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