Iceweasel-13.0 WILL NOT UPGRADE on DEBIAN-SQUEEZE !!!!!

[Mike Hommey]

On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 11:33:27AM +0800, Brian Booth wrote:
> Dear Debian Mozilla team,
> 
> Background info:
> *******************
>   1:  I noticed this morning that Firefox had upgraded to version
> 13.0.  I upgraded my MS-Windows host, and then proceeded to do the
> same for my Debian (Squeeze) pc.
> 
>   2:  Debian GNU/Linux - "SQUEEZE" host:  Earlier this year, I
> discovered your team.  I subsequently added the following line to my
> [/etc/apt/sources.list] file:
> 
>         deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-release
> 
>        Please note:  I'd already added the squeeze-backports line - at
> an earlier date.
> 
>   3:  Using the command; "aptitude -vvvvvvvv install -t
> squeeze-backports iceweasel", I successfully upgraded to
> Iceweasel-11.0.
> 
>   4:  When I noticed that Firefox had upgraded to version 12.0, I
> successfully ran the commands:
> 
>            "aptitude -vvvvvvvv update"
> 
>        and then subsequently:
> 
>            "aptitude -vvvvvvvv full-upgrade"
> 
>        Iceweasel version 11.0 was then successfully upgraded to
> Iceweasel version 12.0.
> 
>   5:  The above PROCESS FAILS for version 13.0.  THERE IS A DEPENDENCY
> ISSUE !!!!
> 
> DEPENDENCY PROBLEM HIGHLIGHTED BY [aptitude]:
> *******************************************************************
>   1:  At the time of writing:  Running the command; "aptitude
> -vvvvvvvv update", successfully updates the cache.
> 
>   2:  At the time of writing:  Running the command; "aptitude
> -vvvvvvvv full-upgrade", will give the following initial readout:
> 
>        "Reading package lists...
> Building dependency tree...
> Reading state information...
> Reading extended state information...
> Initializing package states...
> Reading task descriptions...
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   libmozjs13d{a} libnspr4{ab} xulrunner-13.0{a}
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>   iceweasel
> 1 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 16.3 MB of archives. After unpacking 32.8 MB will be used.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   libnspr4: Conflicts: libnspr4-0d (< 2:4.9-2~) but 4.8.6-1 is installed.
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
> 
>      Remove the following packages:
> 1)     iceweasel
> 
>      Keep the following packages at their current version:
> 2)     libnspr4 [Not Installed]
> 3)     xulrunner-13.0 [Not Installed]
> 
> 
> 
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]"
> 
>   3:  Kind folk at Debian Mozilla team, the current upgrade to
> Iceweasel version 13.0, for Debian GNU/Linux "Squeeze", is "no goer".
> 
>   4:  I tried [aptitude]'s first suggestion, and removed Iceweasel.
> This, does not resolve the dependency issue if I try again.  I'm now
> back to running the current stable package, version 3.5.16-15.
> 
>   5:  Are you able to investigate and sort the bug?

Try apt-get install -t squeeze-backports iceweasel.

Mike