[CentOS] Firefox 78 under CentOS 6 -- no sound?

Wed Oct 21 14:45:12 UTC 2020
Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org>

On 10/20/20 3:32 PM, Robert Nichols wrote:
> On 10/20/20 2:45 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
>> At Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:35:59 -0400 CentOS mailing list
>> <centos at centos.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   I'm less concerned with firefox being broken on 32-bit CentOS 6
>>>>   systems when the platform is only going to live for another month.
>>>>   Frankly, I'm glad to see flash die just a little earlier.
>>>
>>> It isn't just 32-bit, but also 64-bit, and it isn't just Flash, but
>>> also HTML 5.
>>>
>>> To notice the bug, all you have to do is try to watch any video at
>>> Youtube or elsewhere, if the video has sound.
>>
>> Also, it is specific to FF 78.  FF 68 and eveythhing else in CentOS 6
>> that
>> uses audio, works just fine.  This suggests it is possibly a FF 78
>> problem.
>> Does FF 78 sound work properly in CentOS 7 and 8?  Does anyone know?
> 
> FF 78 seems to work OK here in a CentOS 8 VM.
> FF 78 is apparently not offered to CentOS 7. Failed in testing, perhaps??
> Latest firefox version for CentOS 7 is 68.0.12.0-1.
> 
It will be in 7.9.2009 as an update.  Should be in CR sometime within a
week.  It is in git.centos.org now:

https://git.centos.org/rpms/firefox/commits/c7

I released the CR up to 7.9.2009 GA for x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le yesterday:

https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-cr-announce/2020-October/thread.html

Status of 7.9.2009:
https://wiki.centos.org/About/Building_7

TL;DR
Keep an eye on the CR Announce list for firefox 78 in el7 .. and keep an
eye on the Building_7 for 7.9,.2009 status.  Probably 14 or so days
(estimate) to a full release.


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