How do I update Firefox on an offline RHEL6 machine.
Hi.
I'm fairly new to Linux and I need to update Firefox on a RHEL6 box that is offline. I've got a copy from Mozilla and moved it to my box, but I can't seem to figure out how to update it. Can anyone give my and advice?
Thanks
Responses
Bernard,
Instead of installing the upstream version of firefox, consider using the rpm provided by Red Hat at their download page, and the newest version for 64-bit RHEL 6 is here (firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm , at the time I type this). At that page, click on "New Versions" and if there's a newer version, it will get it for you.
You will see the version Red Hat has for Firefox is different from what's available from the upstream provider. Part of that is due to something called backporting, explained at this link https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting. An abbreviated/incomplete description of backporting is where Red Hat takes features from the upstream version and puts it into their own versioning scheme. See the link in this paragraph for more specifics on backporting.
I'd personally recommend grabbing the needed firefox rpm. If you already have firefox installed at a lower version, chances are you already have the needed dependencies.
Once you get the rpm to your stand-alone system, copy it to a location such as /tmp/firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm and either do a yum update /tmp/firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm or if not installed, yum install /tmp/firefox-45.1.0-1.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Come back here if you need assistance.
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/channels/software/Search.do Almost in the middle of the webpage you can fill in the rpm you look for. Package Search
Package Search will return packages from the specified set of software channels.
Specify your search criteria below. Search For:
And you can specify the architecture.
Kind regards,
Jan Gerrit Kootstra
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