Dependencies conflict trying to install Palemoon browser. [SOLVED]

[Member wolfen]

Hello!

I tried to install Palemoon browser using Package installer first. No way, so I tried LXTerminal:

sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install palemoon

And this is (in short) what I get:

Los siguientes paquetes tienen dependencias incumplidas:
 palemoon : Depende: libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6) pero 2.11.0-6.7+b1 va a ser instalado

I understand that this means that the browser needs a newer version of that library, not included in the repos (I’m staying with default, stable Debian repos). Anyway, could not install at all. So, I downloaded the browser pack from the official page, extracted it in some folder, and it does start with the “palemoon” executable inside; I created a desktop shorcut and that’s it, but I am posting this as I couldn’t find a thread about this, so is a possible bug that perhaps you could want to fix.

Have a nice day!

• This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by wolfen.

[Member cyrilus31]

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Same here but I didn’t explore more.

[Member Girafenaine]

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Hello,

I encountered the same dependency issue trying to install palemoon on Antix 17.3.1, live USB.

I used the “test” debian repository to install libfontconfig1 in its newer version. Then I switched off the “test” debian repo. Then I installed palemoon from the stable (stretch) repo.

I agree with you, it looks like a bug, it should be “installable” without these steps.

Girafenaine

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[Member wolfen]

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I tought about trying the same as you, but I think that downloading the browser directly lets me check for updates via the same browser, and update browser and libraries and whatnot at the same time, just in case the library (or else) were upgraded again breaking dependencies. Anyway, the question is no big deal, due to easy to try solutions… But I am thinking from a non-techie perspective -my case, mostly-, who wants something like an installer working out of the box. Anyway, to be fair, this distro succeeds, IMHO, with flying colours in this aspect, and I just can thank the people behind it: in its category, it’s a really amazing distro and the best for me (and I’ve tried a few).

• This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by wolfen.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by wolfen.

[Member cyrilus31]

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Seems it’s the only thing to do. Libfontconfig1 2.13 is available in MX stable repo but I don’t know how Package Installer works in antiX.

[Moderator caprea]

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It’s really not recommended to enable the debian testing-repos to install something, what doesn’t work without.
You can easily get into bad depency-problems.

Better post a bug-report, like done here (how shall the devs otherwise know about it)

The palemoon browser, offered by antiX is from the mx-repo.
It must have been overlooked that it also needs a backported libfontconfig1.

[Member cyrilus31]

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From MX Stevo 😉

However, antiX users can always use the Jessie/Stretch/Buster versions from my OBS repo–add the repo and its key to get automatic updates, or just download and install the single deb package. See the “download packages” on this page:

https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:stevenpusser/palemoon

The repo also has the latest firejail and firetools if you want to use those with PM

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[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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Fixed debs will be moved to the antiX stretch repo asap.

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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See if it is ok now.

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

[Anonymous]

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No, Sir 😉

apt policy libfontconfig1
libfontconfig1:
  Installiert:           2.11.0-6.7+b1
  Installationskandidat: 2.11.0-6.7+b1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 2.11.0-6.7+b1 500
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

apt update
OK:1 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease
OK:2 https://ftp.fau.de/mxlinux-packages/antix/stretch stretch InRelease     
OK:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch-updates InRelease               
Ign:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease
OK:5 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch Release 
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.       
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
Aktualisierung für 1 Paket verfügbar. Führen Sie »apt list --upgradable« aus, um es anzuzeigen.

apt list --upgradable -a
Auflistung... Fertig
palemoon/stretch 28.4.0+repack-1~mx17+1 amd64 [aktualisierbar von: 28.3.1+repack-1~mx17+1]
palemoon/now 28.3.1+repack-1~mx17+1 amd64  [Installiert,aktualisierbar auf: 28.4.0+repack-1~mx17+1]

inxi -Sr
System:
  Host: antix17 Kernel: 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.5 
  Distro: antiX-17_x64-full Heather Heyer 24 October 2017 
Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
  1: deb https://ftp.fau.de/mxlinux-packages/antix/stretch stretch main nosystemd nonfree
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
  2: deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list 
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 

[Moderator caprea]

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Hi male,
here it works.

$ apt-cache policy palemoon
palemoon:
  Installiert:           28.4.0+repack-1
  Installationskandidat: 28.4.0+repack-1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 28.4.0+repack-1 500
        500 http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/stretch stretch/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ inxi -r
Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
  1: deb http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/stretch/ stretch main nosystemd nonfree
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
  2: deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onion.list 
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
helga@antix1:~

$ apt-cache policy libfontconfig1
libfontconfig1:
  Installiert:           2.11.0-6.7+b1
  Installationskandidat: 2.11.0-6.7+b1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 2.11.0-6.7+b1 500
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Seems you have to wait until the new one hits your antix-repos.

[Anonymous]

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Hi caprea,

I very much hope so, because the fact that he doesn’t update the palemoon for me has been going on for quite some time…

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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Anonymous wrote:

Hi caprea,

I very much hope so, because the fact that he doesn’t update the palemoon for me has been going on for quite some time…

who is the ‘he’ you are referring to?

Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

[Anonymous]

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“the” apt, anti.

apt dist-upgrade
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.       
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
Paketaktualisierung (Upgrade) wird berechnet... Fertig
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.

if you ask now so…
it is not because of the add_on uBlock ?

I’ll be right back

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it’s a joke, disabling uBlock Origin allows me to update the palemoon with apt…

apt policy palemoon
palemoon:
  Installiert:           28.4.0+repack-1
  Installationskandidat: 28.4.0+repack-1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 28.4.0+repack-1 500
        500 https://ftp.fau.de/mxlinux-packages/antix/stretch stretch/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

This gives me the same result as caprea 😉

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