On 08/28/2017 08:03 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote: > A recent update asked to remove firefox (55.0.1-1.fc26), and when I followed > with > an install > I ended with the old version 54.0-2.fc26 installed. > > Attempting to upgrade to the latest goes nowhere (see below). > I found a redhat bugzilla regarding an unwise decision to force an unnecessary > dependency > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484345 > mentioning there is a new package (firefox-55.0.2-3), but it is not showing > up. > > Anyone knows what is going on with this? > Firefox is the most 'net facing application here and I need to have the latest > version installed. > > TIA > > == > $ sudo dnf update firefox > Last metadata expiration check: 0:04:37 ago on Mon Aug 28 09:49:01 2017. > Dependencies resolved. > > Problem: problem with installed package nspr-devel-4.16.0-1.fc26.x86_64 > - package firefox-55.0.2-2.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with pkgconfig(nspr) >= > 4.16 > provided by nspr-devel-4.16.0-1.fc26.x86_64 > - cannot install the best update candidate for package > firefox-54.0-2.fc26.x86_64 > ============================================================================================================== > > Package Arch Version > > Repository Size > ============================================================================================================== > > Skipping packages with conflicts: > (add '--best --allowerasing' to command line to force their upgrade): > firefox x86_64 55.0.2-2.fc26 > > updates 82 M > nspr-devel x86_64 4.16.0-1.fc26 > > updates 119 k > > Transaction Summary > ============================================================================================================== > > Skip 2 Packages > > Nothing to do. > Complete! >
If you don't need it, or can do without it for a while, do a "dnf erase nspr-devel" and then update firefox. [egreshko@acer ~]$ rpm -q firefox firefox-55.0.2-2.fc26.x86_64 [egreshko@acer ~]$ rpm -q nspr-devel package nspr-devel is not installed -- Fedora Users List - The place to go to speculate endlessly
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