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Firefox 24.0 is available for download in OLPC OS 13.2.0; switch to Gnome desktop, start Terminal and paste this: |
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{{Olpcboxtop|toptext=[[{{PAGENAME}}|Firefox]]}} |
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sudo yum install -y firefox |
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{{ OBX activity |[[Image:activity-firefox.svg]]|extra }} |
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{{ OBX source dev|users/cscott/firefox-activity}} |
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{{ OBX xobundle|http://dev.laptop.org/~cscott/bundles/Firefox-4.xo}} |
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{{ OBX test |[[Tests/Firefox|Firefox]]<!--|2007-09-18--> }} |
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{{ OBX devtickets |firefox-activity}} |
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{{ OBX team |[[C. Scott Ananian]]}} |
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<small>see more [[:Category:OBX templates|templates]] or [[OBX proposals|propose new]]</small> |
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{{Olpcboxbottom}} |
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Then use the menu; Applications -> Internet -> Firefox. |
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[[Image:Firefox.png|thumb|right|350px|The sugarized [[Firefox]] interface]] |
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__TOC__ |
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==Installing Codecs== |
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==Description== |
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There is a port of Firefox 3 to the XO linked from the [[Activities]] page on our wiki. It has been partly sugarized by C. Scott Ananian. Work still to be done: |
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* integrate with journal, so downloaded files "work right" and get launched in the appropriate activity. |
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* use proper sugar activity start/stop mechanism so icons in view switcher look right, and URLs can be launched from the journal in firefox. |
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* integrate bookmark mechanism with journal, so that bookmarks show up in journal. |
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* fix persistence issues with rainbow, so that bookmarks, settings, and installed extensions are persistent. |
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On 14.1.0, H.264 support for Firefox can be added with these Terminal commands: |
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==Related pages== |
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Other related pages on the OLPC wiki: |
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sudo yum localinstall \ |
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* [[Firefox3 Release Party]] |
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http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm \ |
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* [[Firefox2]] - instructions to install an older version of firefox on older OLPC builds. |
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http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm |
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sudo yum install -y \ |
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gstreamer1-libav gstreamer1-vaapi gstreamer1-plugins-{good,good-extras,ugly} |
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Test cases: |
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*http://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html |
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*http://html5test.com/ |
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==Installing Adobe Flash== |
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Firefox on OLPC OS does not include Adobe Flash plugin, and as a result some web sites do not work as designed. To install the plugin see [[Adobe Flash]], in particular the section for Browse. |
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==Sugar== |
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See [[Firefox/Obsolete]] for a Sugarised Firefox for old OLPC OS releases prior to 10.x. |
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Firefox can also run from within Terminal. Type firefox at the Terminal prompt and press enter. |
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==Security Updates== |
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Since OLPC OS 10.1.3 is based on Fedora 11, and Fedora 11 security updates have ceased, there are no further updates to Firefox. Deployments who need a more recent version of Firefox should replace the one in OLPC OS as their build is constructed. |
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==History== |
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Firefox was not included from OLPC OS 12.1.0 and later, because the Fedora default browser changed. |
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Firefox was included in some previous releases of OLPC OS: |
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* OLPC OS 11.3.1 included Firefox 3.6.23, |
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* OLPC OS 11.2.0 included Firefox 3.6.17, |
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* OLPC OS 10.1.1, 10.1.2, and 10.1.3 included Firefox 3.5.9, |
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* OLPC OS 10.1.0 included Firefox 3.5.5. |
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[[Category:Web browsers]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 13 October 2014
Firefox 24.0 is available for download in OLPC OS 13.2.0; switch to Gnome desktop, start Terminal and paste this:
sudo yum install -y firefox
Then use the menu; Applications -> Internet -> Firefox.
Installing Codecs
On 14.1.0, H.264 support for Firefox can be added with these Terminal commands:
sudo yum localinstall \ http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm \ http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm sudo yum install -y \ gstreamer1-libav gstreamer1-vaapi gstreamer1-plugins-{good,good-extras,ugly}
Test cases:
Installing Adobe Flash
Firefox on OLPC OS does not include Adobe Flash plugin, and as a result some web sites do not work as designed. To install the plugin see Adobe Flash, in particular the section for Browse.
Sugar
See Firefox/Obsolete for a Sugarised Firefox for old OLPC OS releases prior to 10.x.
Firefox can also run from within Terminal. Type firefox at the Terminal prompt and press enter.
Security Updates
Since OLPC OS 10.1.3 is based on Fedora 11, and Fedora 11 security updates have ceased, there are no further updates to Firefox. Deployments who need a more recent version of Firefox should replace the one in OLPC OS as their build is constructed.
History
Firefox was not included from OLPC OS 12.1.0 and later, because the Fedora default browser changed.
Firefox was included in some previous releases of OLPC OS:
- OLPC OS 11.3.1 included Firefox 3.6.23,
- OLPC OS 11.2.0 included Firefox 3.6.17,
- OLPC OS 10.1.1, 10.1.2, and 10.1.3 included Firefox 3.5.9,
- OLPC OS 10.1.0 included Firefox 3.5.5.