I'm able to run firefox5_x64 on my Centos 5.6 system. * Download libstdc++-4.3.0-8.x86_64.rpm to /tmp * cd /tmp ; cpio -idv libstdc++-4.3.0-8.x86_64.rpm | cpio -i --make-directories Copy contents of unpacked libraries: * cp /tmp/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6* /path/to/firefox5_x64/ Run firefox * /path/to/firefox5_x64/firefox On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic <office at plnet.rs> wrote: > fred smith wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:46:09AM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: >>> fred smith wrote: >>>> I've been running Firefox 4 on Centos 5 (had to find a libstdc++.so.6 for >>>> it by perusing newer systems from which I could steal one, but it's been >>>> fine since then). >>>> >>>> Well, today firefox pushed down an update to Firefox 4.0.1 without saying >>>> what it was, and it turns out to have been firefox 5. fine, I wanted it >>>> anyway. >>>> >>>> But when I restarted it, I got a completely black browser window. Clicked >>>> on the X close button and got a completely black confirmation dialog. >>>> weird. >>>> >>>> exited it and tried safe mode. Works fine. >>>> >>>> ldd reports no conflicts or missing libraries. >>>> >>>> anybody else seen this? anyone got suggestions on what I should try next? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>> My guess is that you compiled from source, and that is not something >>> (vast majority of) CentOS users do, so I would not hold my breath that >>> anyone uses Firefox 4 on CentOS 5.x. >>> >>> Just return to 4.0 and you should be fine, I guess. >> >> Actually, no. it's the binaries from mozilla.org, though. firefox 4 >> did the update itself, again using the mozilla.org binaries. > > libstdc++.so.6 is a part of gcc libraries. I would like to have Firefox > 4/5, but not at the cost of messing with the core part of my system. > > Ljubomir > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >