edgy: firefox/epiphany ssl issues

[Constantine Evans]

That is rather strange,

If you would file a bug on launchpad (assuming there isn't already one
there), we will look into the issue, though unfortunately launchpad
requires an SSL connection!

Constantine

Justin Kelly wrote:
> Thanks Constantine
> 
> tried your suggestions but it didnt work,
> 
> so i re-enabled the dapper repo uninstalled firefox/epiphany and then
> installed the dapper versions of both
> 
> not the best option - was looking forward to using firefox 'bon echo'
> but at least i can use the internet now :)
> 
> thanks for you help
> 
> cheers
> 
> justin
> 
> 
> On 9/14/06, Constantine Evans <constantine at evanslabs.org> wrote:
>> This is a problem with the upgrade. I had it, and fixed the problem by
>> purging and reinstalling firefox (epiphany depends on firefox for nearly
>> everything). To do so, you can use the following commands:
>>
>> sudo dpkg -P --force-all firefox
>> sudo apt-get install firefox
>>
>> Ignore the dependency warnings, since you will be reinstalling firefox
>> immediately.
>>
>> It might be that the problem could be fixed by simply reinstalling
>> firefox without purging, but I purged first anyway. If you have the
>> time, you might want to see if "sudo apt-get install --reinstall
>> firefox" solves the problem first, and report your findings here.
>>
>> Constantine
>>
>> Justin Kelly wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> ive just added the edgy repo to my dapper install and upgraded most of
>>> the gnome desktop related packages (mainly in order to get evolution
>>> 2.8)
>>>
>>> all went well till i tried to use the edgy verions of firefox and epiphany
>>>
>>> if i browse to any site thats got an ssl certificate i get the below
>>> message and cant use that webpage
>>>
>>> ##### gmail exmaple ######
>>> "www.google.com" requires an encrypted connection.
>>>
>>> The document could not be loaded because encryption support is not installed.
>>> #####################
>>>
>>> ive installed all the ssl/encryption packages that i think are related
>>> but to no avail.
>>> note: konqueror and opera(from the dapper repo) work fine
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what needs to be installed/configured to make ssl
>>> websites work in firefox on edgy?
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Justin
>>
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