[CentOS] Firefox 60 crashes when trying to save an image [OT]

[Matthew Phelps]

On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:00 PM Kay Schenk <kay.schenk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 12:13 PM, Leon Fauster via CentOS <
> centos at centos.org
> > wrote:
>
> > Am 15.07.2018 um 20:03 schrieb Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr>:
> > >
> > > Le 15/07/2018 à 19:49, Matthew Phelps a écrit :
> > >> This is a known issue. See
> > >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596852 for a patch to
> the
> > >> /usr/bin/firefox wrapper script.
> > >
> > > On a side note, I've been using Firefox since version 0.99 around 2003,
> > > when it wasn't even called Firefox but something like Firebird or
> > Phoenix.
> >
> >
> > Netscape? :-)
> >
> >
> > > I've tested this new version, and I'm seriously considering moving to a
> > > different browser. Over the years, I have developed a zero tolerance
> > > policy for applications that have to be potty-trained again at every
> > > major release.
> >
> > Why not directing this to somewhere under https://lists.mozilla.org/
> > listinfo ?
> >
> >
> > > Now I'm hesitating between Seamonkey browser + mail or the
> > > Chromium/Thunderbird pair. My only issue is getting Seamonkey mail
> > > synchronized with my OwnCloud contacts.
> >
> > This (tampering) is symptomatic for the current state of linux as a
> > work-/desktopstation.
> >
> >
> > --
> > LF
> >
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>
> ​I'm having the same problem as stated in the original thread -- re saving
> images. BAH!
>
> Also, I can't seem to "undo" the fonts FF 60.1 wants to use and I'll
> invietigate that further at some point.​
>
> So far, I am not happy with this new version.
>
>
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Any file operation, i.e. one that opens the file chooser, or tries to print
to a file, will fail because of  the bug I mentioned in another thread,
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596852

The fix is to replace the /opt/bin/firefox wrapper script with the patched
version in that bug listing. I believe this will be fixed in a 60.1.0-6
version when RH gets around to releasing it (and Johnny gets time to build
the CentOS version!).


-- 
Matt Phelps
System Administrator, Computation Facility
Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
mphelps at cfa.harvard.edu, http://www.cfa.harvard.edu