Firefox 1.0.4 released

[tchung]

"Firefox 1.0.4 is a security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version."

Here's what's new in Firefox 1.0.4:

* Several security fixes (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html) .
* Fix to DHTML errors encountered at some web sites. For web developers, learn more.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.4.html

We are expecting official RPM build from Fedora Project in a few days.
Check http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/i386/

For those with impatience, see following aricles. :)
http://fedoranews.org/blog/?p=656
http://fedoranews.org/tchung/firefox/

Thomas Chung

[rkl]

It seems to strange to announce Firefox 1.0.4 on the home page of FedoraForum and yet there's no official RPM build of it (i.e. either via download.fedora.redhat.com or mozilla.org) for any version of Fedora (even if you're on FC4T3 and pointing to the development tree where things are ultra bleeding edge!). This announcement, as itself admits, is several days premature, IMHO.

I wish mozilla.org would start building their own binary RPMs (they're doing this for Windows via .msi files, so why not Linux?) or, at the very least, provide one or more .spec files and a .src.rpm package so we can build it ourselves. I need a non-interactive/non-X-requiring installation to roll out Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird automatically to multiple Fedora Core desktops and correctly built binary RPMs are the only way to do this.

[tchung]

I wish mozilla.org would start building their own binary RPMs (they're doing this for Windows via .msi files, so why not Linux?) or, at the very least, provide one or more .spec files and a .src.rpm package so we can build it ourselves. I need a non-interactive/non-X-requiring installation to roll out Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird automatically to multiple Fedora Core desktops and correctly built binary RPMs are the only way to do this.

That's why I provided following URL with spec files:

http://fedoranews.org/blog/?p=656
http://fedoranews.org/tchung/firefox/

Thomas Chung

[rkl]

That's why I provided following URL with spec files
...which unfortunately require you to run Firefox as root interactively with an X display first, which prevents any sort of non-interactive rollout that I need. Hence that's why I specifically mentioned the need for RPMs that could be rolled out in such an automated way.

[tchung]

...which unfortunately require you to run Firefox as root interactively with an X display first, which prevents any sort of non-interactive rollout that I need. Hence that's why I specifically mentioned the need for RPMs that could be rolled out in such an automated way.

Have you built and installed RPM using my spec?

As far as I know, it does not require to run it as root.

Thomas Chung

[rkl]

Have you built and installed RPM using my spec?
As far as I know, it does not require to run it as root.
Thomas Chung
I did build an earlier Firefox using your spec and when running it after installation just as normal user, it would just exit with no error message back to the prompt. Only when I ran it as root (with DISPLAY set), quit Firefox and then re-ran Firefox as my user would it fire up OK.

I haven't tried the latest spec file you've put up though because your own docs still say that it has to be run as root first. I'm surprised you didn't know that :)

Quote from 3/4's the way down http://fedoranews.org/tchung/firefox/ :

"Base on above note, run it as root first before running as a user."

[tchung]

I haven't tried the latest spec file you've put up though because your own docs still say that it has to be run as root first. I'm surprised you didn't know that :)

Quote from 3/4's the way down http://fedoranews.org/tchung/firefox/ :

"Base on above note, run it as root first before running as a user."

See UPDATE 2004-09-14 in the same page:
The Mozilla Foundation just released Firefox 1.0 Preview Release (1.0PR)
Noticeable changes include:
- You don't have to run it as root first any more in order to run it as a user.

Just for sake, last night, I wiped and load a fresh copy of FC3 on my test machine and installed Firefox 1.0.4 RPM using my spec and I was able to open it as a user withtout running as root first.

Please just give it a try and let me know the result.

Thomas Chung

[rkl]

Please just give it a try and let me know the result.

I've just done so and it did indeed work without having to run as root. You might want to remove the "run as root" instructions (along with the panel that shows the root-run commands) that I mentioned because they don't appear to be needed any more.

On another note, you probably need to add that your Firefox RPM building instructions apply to 32-bit Linux only. Sadly, there's no binary .tar.gz for 64-bit Linux on ftp.mozilla.org :-( What I amusingly ended up with on my Athlon 64 machine - after following your instructions - was a 32-bit binary inside an "x86_64" named RPM put under the /usr/lib64 tree, oops! I guess the next step is to hand-build my own 64-bit binary .tar.gz from the source (you might need those instructions in your guide, but really, the mozilla.org folks should be supplying this themselves...).

[tchung]

I've just done so and it did indeed work without having to run as root. You might want to remove the "run as root" instructions (along with the panel that shows the root-run commands) that I mentioned because they don't appear to be needed any more.


"run as root" is still necessary if a user were following my original article to build Firefox 0.93 RPM.
So I've inserted a NOTE on top it.

Following note ONLY apply if you were building Firefox 0.93 RPM in this original article.
It's no longer necessary to run as root if you were building Firefox 1.0PR RPM or higher.

Thomas Chung

[rkl]

"run as root" is still necessary if a user were following my original article to build Firefox 0.93 RPM.Maybe the article should just be documenting the latest Firefox release only (because no-one who's going to the trouble of creating their own RPMs is going to be building from an old firefox .tar.gz file surely?).

On a further note, the Fedora development tree (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i386/Fedora/RPMS/) now has Firefox 1.0.4 in it (and there's a 64-bit (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/x86_64/Fedora/RPMS/) version too, unlike on mozilla.org).

[tchung]

On a further note, the Fedora development tree (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i386/Fedora/RPMS/) now has Firefox 1.0.4 in it (and there's a 64-bit (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/x86_64/Fedora/RPMS/) version too, unlike on mozilla.org).

It's about time!
I see it in our official FC3 updates directory as well:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/i386/

Your local yum mirror site will be synced in a few days.

Thomas Chung

[Szpak]

I've upgreded to official 1.0.4 and I have problem with open downloaded OO documents (tested with Writer). When I click "Open" (in download manager) I see OO splash screen but letter it seems to be closed (without open file). When I have already open Writer nothing (visible) happens.
I have installed linc-1.0.3-3.1 and have file ".autoreg" in /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.4 . I use Gnome.

What can I do to fix it?
Marcin

P.S. If this thread isn't for reporing problems please move my post to new thread in software category.

[tchung]

P.S. If this thread isn't for reporing problems please move my post to new thread in software category.

Yes, your question is off from this thread. Please create a new thread.

Thomas Chung