Package Firefox does'nt exist in PPA blue-shell and other pb

[Pierre771]

Hello

Blue-shell PPA has just been installed in Raring but firefox package is not available. Is it normal ? Result : incompatibilties between Firefox and KDE

Other pb :

1) *** Fixed *** Desktop icons are ineffective (double-click on them has no effect)
2) In waking up from sleep when sleep is automatic (energy saving parameters) the password is not necessary, pressing whatever key unlocks the desktop
3) *** Fixed *** pb in apt-get dist-upgrade :

(fixed)

Des erreurs ont été rencontrées pendant l'exécution*:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ktouchpadenabler_4%3a4.9.97-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Thanks

[blackpaw]

At this stage I would say not unexepected. Raring is still an Alpha and is not a priority for third party ppa's. I'm surprised Blue-shell has an entry at all.

You might be able to set the ppa to use 12.10 (precise)

[Pierre771]

Yes. Thks for your answer.
How can I do it ? I have never done it before. (It's a pity, there was a beta version, there will be a stable one)

I will observe that this feature (Firefox integration) should exist in native Kubuntu, not in a 3rd party PPA. Without it FF is not usable.

A detail : I cannot fill my personal infos, my avatar, etc. Thks

[SteveRiley]

You can force APT to install packages from other releases by editing the appropriate sources file. In this case:

1. Press Alt+F2

2. Enter kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list.d/blue-shell-firefox-kde-raring.list

3. Replace the word "raring" with "quantal" in both lines, thusly:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blue-shell/firefox-kde/ubuntu [B]quantal[/B] main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/blue-shell/firefox-kde/ubuntu [B]quantal[/B] main

4. Save the file and exit the editor

5. At the Konsole, run:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends firefox firefox-kde-support

As I haven't tried this myself, I can't predict whether it would work. This is very much a YMMV experiment, although I've often mixed packages from various releases in this fashion, mostly with success.

As to native integration, blame Mozilla. They insist on using XUL, a widget toolkit similar to Gtk but with less ability to make over with a Qt appearance. Also, the Blue Shell PPA is, in fact, maintained by the same folks who bring us Kubuntu, so it's as close to native as we can get.

[Pierre771]

Thanks for this detailed answer
Thks for profile updating

I asked the question to the French Mozilla forum but it seems they withdrew my topic

[Pierre771]

Firefox : a precision : it's not a question of appearance, but a pb with download manager :
when not integrated, it asks for choosing an appli instead of opening the corresponding program (open) of displaying the folder with Dolphin (open folder)
and "save as" : minimum dialog box instead of a Dolphin-like one.