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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:46:57 -0700
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On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The requested testing is ONLY for SL 5.7 and not other versions of SL.
>
> Hello,
>
> With the new firefox (firefox-10.*) the default location of the bookmarks
> has changed.  This means people who launch firefox for the first time get
> the bookmarks from upstream.  This is not preferred.  The deployment of the
> SL bookmarks happens in sl-release, which helps the system identify its
> version.  We have a new version of sl-release for 5.7 posted in testing.  I
> have versions for each other release on hand should this update perform as
> expected.
>
> I would ask that some SL 5.7 users update sl-release with the package from
> the sl-testing repository.
> I would ask that non-SL 5.7 systems DO NOT INSTALL THIS UPDATE.  It can put
> your system into a state where it says it is SL 5.7 when it is not which can
> create lots of confusion.
>
> SL 5.7 users are asked to do the following:
>
> yum --enablerepo=sl-testing update sl-release
>
> Please run your system for a bit as normal and report back on the state of
> firefox, its bookmarks, and that lsb_release reports back exactly as before
> the update.
>
> Just for maximum clarity: The requested testing is ONLY for SL 5.7 and not
> for other versions of SL.
>
> Thank you for your assistance,
>
> Pat

Just did a quick test by updating sl-release followed by firefox-10
from sl-testing.

The only thing I noticed that is different is that the Bookmarks
Toolbar became hidden when FF-10 was launched. I made it visible (View
-> Toolbars). Other than that, all looks fine to me.

Akemi

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