How to Install Firefox on RHEL and Debian Systems

In most modern Linux distributions, the latest version of Firefox has been already installed from the default distribution package manager and configured as the default browser.

In this article, we will explain other ways of installing the latest version of Firefox on RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS Stream, Fedora, Rocky, and AlmaLinux and Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

1. Install Firefox Using Package Manager

To install Firefox on your Linux distribution using the default package manager, run:

$ sudo apt install firefox           [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
$ sudo yum install firefox           [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
$ sudo emerge -a www-client/firefox  [On Gentoo Linux]
$ sudo apk add firefox               [On Alpine Linux]
$ sudo pacman -S firefox             [On Arch Linux]
$ sudo zypper install firefox        [On OpenSUSE]

The above installation method is recommended because it assures that Firefox and along with the needed libraries are installed and configured on your distributions.

However, there might be a little delay between the release of the latest Firefox version and the moment when your distribution updates the new version of Firefox is available to install from the default repositories.

2. Install Firefox Using Flatpak

To install the new Firefox version, you need to first install and configure Flatpak on your Linux distribution. Once Flatpak is installed, navigate to Firefox Flathub’s page and hit the Install button to install it.

Install Firefox from Flathub
Install Firefox from Flathub

Alternatively, you can type the following command to install Firefox in a terminal:

# flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox

3. Install Firefox Using Snap

To install Firefox from Snap, first, you need to install Snap on your distribution. Once Snap is installed, navigate to the Firefox Snapcraft’s Store page, and hit the Install button to follow the instructions.

Install Firefox from Snap
Install Firefox from Snap

Alternatively, you can run the following command to install Firefox in a terminal:

# sudo snap install firefox

4. Install Firefox from Source in Linux

To install Firefox from the source tarball, you must log in as a root user or have sudo privileges to execute sudo commands on the system.

Open any web browser and visit the official Firefox download page and click on the Download Now button.

Download Firefox
Download Firefox

Next, open a terminal and go to the Downloads directory, where you have downloaded Firefox, and install it as shown.

# cd ~/Downloads
# tar xjf firefox-*.tar.bz2
# mv firefox /opt
# ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox
# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/sumo-kb/main/install-firefox-linux/firefox.desktop -P /usr/local/share/applications

To verify that Firefox has been successfully installed, open the Troubleshooting Information page. In the Application Basics window, the value of Application Binary should be /opt/firefox/firefox-bin.

Uninstall Firefox from Linux System

If you have installed Firefox from the default distro-based package manager, you should run:

$ sudo apt purge firefox            [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
$ sudo yum remove firefox           [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
$ sudo emerge --deselect firefox    [On Gentoo Linux]
$ sudo apk del firefox              [On Alpine Linux]
$ sudo pacman -R firefox            [On Arch Linux]
$ sudo zypper remove firefox        [On OpenSUSE]

If you have installed Firefox using Flatpack or Snap, run:

# flatpak uninstall flathub org.mozilla.firefox
OR
# snap remove firefox

If you have installed Firefox from the source binary package, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory to uninstall Firefox.

# rm -rf /opt/firefox/firefox
# rm -rf /usr/local/share/applications/firefox.desktop
# rm -rf /home/user/.mozilla/

The above commands will remove Firefox along with the user data such as bookmarks, passwords, and cookies.

Ravi Saive
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57 thoughts on “How to Install Firefox on RHEL and Debian Systems”

  1. I have finally installed firefox 30 on my Centos 6.2 . All worked, even after reboot. But after having stop my computer, (the next boot was stopped inside “démarrer atd”.
    How to go further?

    Reply
  2. Many thanks for your answer.
    I have tried the “sed” command . But I got the following error message :
    sed: -e expression n°1, caractère 24: référence \1 invalide dans le côté droit de la commande `s’.
    Que dois-je faire.
    Encore merci.

    Reply
  3. Hi,

    I’m getting this error.

    [root@localhost firefox]# yum –enablerepo=remi list firefox
    Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
    Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
    Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel. Please verify its path and try again

    Regards,
    Prashant

    Reply
    • Running the following command to update the repo to use http rather than using https.

      $ sed -i 's/(mirrorlist=http)s//' /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
      

      Next, run the following command to update this system.

      # yum -y update
      
      Reply
  4. Dear Sir,

    I am sucessfully updated Mozila Firefoz 29. to 31.2.0 but after updating i am getting follwing below error

    [root@ITDept ~]# firefox
    /usr/lib64/firefox/firefox: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so: undefined symbol: gdk_window_get_visual

    Please let me know how to resloved this issues and alos let me know if i want downgarde from Version 31 to 29 what steps need take.

    Please help.

    Reply
  5. I updated mozila to v30 in cent OS 6.5 now mozila not connecting to internet showing sec_error_ca_cert_invalid.

    I have one “old firefox date” folder how can I migrate those certificates to updated version of mozila.

    Reply
    • The installation instructions will work on CentOS 5.6, but not sure you will get latest versio of Firefox 29, but you will get whatever version that available from the repos for your Linux version. I think you should give a try…

      Reply
  6. This just shows me exactly why I will never use any form of Linux. I NEVER had ANY problems installing Firefox or any of the updates in either windows or OS X.

    Reply
  7. the command
    sudo yum –enablerepo=remi list firefox

    displays version 26 as the latest.

    Firefox v29 isn’t listed in that list.

    Does anyone faced this issue.?

    Reply
  8. Hi ,
    I have successfully installed firefox on my vps
    but when I open it , it says “No display specified”
    Any solution on it?

    Reply
    • First, you must have X server installed such as Gnome, KDE or XFCE or whatever you like. And then set the display variable as shown below.

      # export DISPLAY=:0
      

      Now, run the firefox command again from the terminal.

      Reply
  9. Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: nspr >= 4.10.2
    Installed: nspr-4.8.6-1.el6.i686 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0)
    nspr = 4.8.6-1.el6
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: nss >= 3.15.3
    Installed: nss-3.12.7-2.el6.i686 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0)
    nss = 3.12.7-2.el6
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

    Reply
  10. i am not able to install IE 7 or add plugins to support IE7 on REDHAT Linux 5,Could you please let me know the proper plugin to support internect explorer 7 or 8.

    I am new to work in Linux,please suggest process as well….Thanks.

    Thanks,
    Srinivas.

    Reply
  11. hi iam using RHEL 6.0 and getting the fallowing error please let me know what to do ?

    yum –enablerepo=remi install firefox
    Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
    This system is not registered with RHN.
    RHN support will be disabled.
    [root@ganesh Desktop]# yum –enablerepo=remi install firefox
    Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
    This system is not registered with RHN.
    RHN support will be disabled.
    [root@ganesh Desktop]# yum –enablerepo=remi install firefox
    Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
    This system is not registered with RHN.
    RHN support will be disabled.
    Setting up Install Process
    Resolving Dependencies
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package firefox.x86_64 0:26.0-2.el6.remi set to be updated
    –> Processing Dependency: xulrunner-last(x86-64) >= 26.0-2 for package: firefox-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: system-bookmarks for package: firefox-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libxul.so(xul26)(64bit) for package: firefox-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libmozalloc.so()(64bit) for package: firefox-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package astronomy-bookmarks.noarch 0:1-6.el6 set to be updated
    —> Package xulrunner-last.x86_64 0:26.0-2.el6.remi set to be updated
    –> Processing Dependency: nss >= 3.15.3 for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: nspr >= 4.10.2 for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Finished Dependency Resolution
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: nss >= 3.15.3
    Installed: nss-3.12.7-2.el6.x86_64 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221801.x86_64/6.0)
    nss = 3.12.7-2.el6
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: nspr >= 4.10.2
    Installed: nspr-4.8.6-1.el6.x86_64 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221801.x86_64/6.0)
    nspr = 4.8.6-1.el6
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)(64bit)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

    Reply
  12. Following error

    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.13.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libsmime3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libnss3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libsmime3.so(NSS_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: nspr >= 4.10.2
    Installed: nspr-4.8.6-1.el6.i686 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0)
    nspr = 4.8.6-1.el6
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libnss3.so(NSS_3.12.9)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libnssutil3.so(NSSUTIL_3.13)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.15)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: nss >= 3.15.3
    Installed: nss-3.12.7-2.el6.i686 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0)
    nss = 3.12.7-2.el6
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-26.0-2.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)
    Available: xulrunner-last-26.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    libssl3.so(NSS_3.14)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

    Reply
  13. Ravi,

    After following your steps without error, my RHEL 6 system no shows FF 24 installed, but only version 22 will launch. Can you advise?

    Thank you!

    Reply
  14. # yum –enablerepo=remi install firefox
    Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, kabi, presto, protect-packages, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security, tmprepo,
    : verify, versionlock
    This system is not registered with RHN.
    RHN support will be disabled.
    Loading support for Red Hat kernel ABI
    Setting up Install Process
    Resolving Dependencies
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package firefox.x86_64 0:24.0-1.el6.remi set to be updated
    –> Processing Dependency: xulrunner-last(x86-64) >= 24.0-1 for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libxul.so(xul24.0)(64bit) for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libmozalloc.so()(64bit) for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package xulrunner-last.x86_64 0:24.0-1.el6.remi set to be updated
    –> Processing Dependency: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Processing Dependency: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64
    –> Finished Dependency Resolution
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    chrome-deps-1.03-1.x86_64 has missing requires of libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.2)(64bit)

    help me out please ..

    Reply
  15. I solved the above problem. Now it showing this :

    # yum –enablerepo=remi update firefoxLoaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, security, subscription-manager
    Updating certificate-based repositories.
    Setting up Update Process
    Resolving Dependencies
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package firefox.i686 0:3.6.24-3.el6_1 will be updated
    —> Package firefox.i686 0:24.0-1.el6.remi will be an update
    –> Processing Dependency: xulrunner-last(x86-32) >= 24.0-1 for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Processing Dependency: libxul.so(xul24.0) for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Processing Dependency: libmozalloc.so for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package xulrunner-last.i686 0:24.0-1.el6.remi will be installed
    –> Processing Dependency: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0) for package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Processing Dependency: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2) for package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Finished Dependency Resolution
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

    [root@nicks ~]# rpm -q –whatprovides ‘libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)’
    no package provides libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)

    [root@nicks ~]# rpm -q –whatprovides ‘libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)’
    no package provides libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)
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  16. I solved the above problem. Now it showing this :

    # yum –enablerepo=remi update firefoxLoaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, security, subscription-manager
    Updating certificate-based repositories.
    Setting up Update Process
    Resolving Dependencies
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package firefox.i686 0:3.6.24-3.el6_1 will be updated
    —> Package firefox.i686 0:24.0-1.el6.remi will be an update
    –> Processing Dependency: xulrunner-last(x86-32) >= 24.0-1 for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Processing Dependency: libxul.so(xul24.0) for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Processing Dependency: libmozalloc.so for package: firefox-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Running transaction check
    —> Package xulrunner-last.i686 0:24.0-1.el6.remi will be installed
    –> Processing Dependency: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0) for package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Processing Dependency: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2) for package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686
    –> Finished Dependency Resolution
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-24.0-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

    [root@nicks ~]# rpm -q –whatprovides ‘libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)’
    no package provides libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)

    [root@nicks ~]# rpm -q –whatprovides ‘libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)’
    no package provides libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)

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  17. how to get out of this :

    yum –enablerepo=remi install firefox
    Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, security, subscription-manager
    Updating certificate-based repositories.
    Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 3273.
    Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit…
    The other application is: yum
    Memory : 17 M RSS ( 31 MB VSZ)
    Started: Wed Sep 25 20:05:13 2013 – 10:45 ago
    State : Traced/Stopped, pid: 3273
    Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit…
    The other application is: yum
    Memory : 17 M RSS ( 31 MB VSZ)
    Started: Wed Sep 25 20:05:13 2013 – 10:47 ago
    State : Traced/Stopped, pid: 3273

    getting this multiple times

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  18. following error displaying
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

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  19. sir I have faced some problems when I am trying to install Firefox 23..

    xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64 requires libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)
    xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64 requires libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)

    I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 64 bits

    kernel version : 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64

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  20. Ok, It looks like I am suppose to udate some other packages as well.

    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)
    Error: Package: xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.i686 (remi)
    Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)
    You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
    You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

    So can I find these in the same repository

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      • Hi Ravi Saive,

        I am having exactly the same errors as David. I am using Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.3 64 bits (which is basically Centos 6.3). How do I solve this problem?

        *********************************************************************
        [root@ORACLE12C ~]# yum –enablerepo=remi update firefox
        Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
        Setting up Update Process
        Resolving Dependencies
        –> Running transaction check
        —> Package firefox.x86_64 0:10.0.5-1.0.1.el6_2 will be updated
        —> Package firefox.x86_64 0:23.0.1-1.el6.remi will be an update
        –> Processing Dependency: xulrunner-last(x86-64) >= 23.0.1-1 for package: firefox-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64
        –> Processing Dependency: libxul.so(xul23.0.1)(64bit) for package: firefox-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64
        –> Running transaction check
        —> Package xulrunner-last.x86_64 0:23.0.1-1.el6.remi will be installed
        –> Processing Dependency: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64
        –> Processing Dependency: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit) for package: xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64
        –> Finished Dependency Resolution
        Error: Package: xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
        Requires: libz.so.1(ZLIB_1.2.0)(64bit)
        Error: Package: xulrunner-last-23.0.1-1.el6.remi.x86_64 (remi)
        Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit)
        You could try using –skip-broken to work around the problem
        You could try running: rpm -Va –nofiles –nodigest

        Reply
  21. Not able to install in Fedora 16 box

    rpm -Uvh rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
    warning: rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID d2382b83: NOKEY
    error: Failed dependencies:
    rpmfusion-free-release >= 17.0.5 is needed by rpmfusion-nonfree-release-17.0.5-1.noarch
    system-release >= 17 is needed by rpmfusion-nonfree-release-17.0.5-1.noarch
    [root@chandank ~]# uname -a
    Linux chandank.ma.net 3.6.11-4.fc16.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jan 8 20:57:42 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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