I wanted to reinstall Firefox, so I uninstalled it using the Software Manager and tried to install it again. That's where the problems started. Uninstall was fine, but it just wouldn't reinstall! The bar went to 16% and cut to complete (and Firefox hadn't been installed). I did a little digging online and found that uninstalling Firefox from the Package Manager (and then installing it again) could help, but that didn't work either! When I try to install the firefox package on Package Manager, I get this message:
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ ... _amd64.deb
404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ ... .1_all.deb
404 Not Found
What can I do? I'm almost considering reinstalling Linux Mint, but given the luck I've had reinstalling things so far, I'd probably break my computer!
Firefox package download failure [SOLVED]
Forum rules
There are no such things as "stupid" questions. However if you think your question is a bit stupid, then this is the right place for you to post it. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can answer fast. For long and complicated questions use the other forums in the support section.
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
There are no such things as "stupid" questions. However if you think your question is a bit stupid, then this is the right place for you to post it. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can answer fast. For long and complicated questions use the other forums in the support section.
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Firefox package download failure [SOLVED]
Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 3 times in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Re: Firefox package download failure
Try an install from the command line.
Open a terminal session Menu > Terminal
Clean out the current packages
Install Firefox
Open a terminal session Menu > Terminal
Clean out the current packages
Code: Select all
sudo apt-get autoclean
Code: Select all
sudo apt-get install firefox
Re: Firefox package download failure
firefox-globalmenu_16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb is not available in that repository . current file version is :
firefox-globalmenu_17.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb
refresh your repository first :
or
in synaptic : hit reload button
mint update also refresh the repository
firefox-globalmenu_17.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb
refresh your repository first :
Code: Select all
sudo apt-get update
in synaptic : hit reload button
mint update also refresh the repository
Re: Firefox package download failure [SOLVED]
Great, hit "Reload" in Synaptics and it worked a charm. Basics... :/ Thanks so much.