On Saturday 17 September 2011 15:19:00 Timothy Pearson wrote: > > On Friday 16 September 2011 20:39:01 Timothy Pearson wrote: > >> > Le 16/09/2011 19:32, Timothy Pearson a écrit : > >> >>> The objective was to install Firefox 5.0. > >> >>> 1 - I copied a directory /usr/local/firefox/ from a system used > >> >>> before > >> >>> 2 - I tried to edit a firefox icon coming also from the other > >> >>> system, > >> >>> 3 - I completely uninstalled firefox using Synaptic (that did not > >> >>> removed the ~/.mozilla/). > >> >> > >> >> When you deinstalled Firefox I think you took > >> >> kubuntu-default-settings-trinity with it. Check to make sure that it > >> is > >> >> still installed. > >> >> > >> >> Tim > >> > > >> > Hi Tim, > >> > > >> > Indeed, the package "kubuntu-default-settings-trinity" was > >> > >> automatically > >> > >> > added. Simply reinstalling the package should be enough to restore my > >> > system, if I have this trouble again? > >> > >> I would think so. Without that package, the system reverts to a very > >> old > >> set of defaults that don't work the way most people would expect. > >> > >> Tim > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hello all, > > > > I did not succed uninstalling neither Firefox nor Thunderbird, > > while keeping the "redmond-default-settings-kde3" package, with the > > graphic tools > > Synaptic, Adept and Kpackage. :-/ :-/ > > > > Sincerely, > > Patrick > > That is because redmond-default-settings-kde3 depends on both of those > tools. It is an unadvertised (internal) convenience package used to > create the Enterprise Edition LiveDVD for Ubuntu. > > I suppose if there is interest in that package I could look into moving > some dependencies into the recommends field instead, but I would need a > list of applications that should be moved there. > > Tim --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, I do not know what to say. I can start Firefox_6 as root, with its settings (/root/.mozilla). This could be a problem for the novice user in Linux ... Do-it would work if: 1 - I write a script making backup copies of the files included in the package Redmond-default-settings-kde3, 2 - I removed the package Firefox and Thunderbird, 3 - I restore files backed up in 1 - or could other packages be damaged ? Sincerely, Patrick