Issued:
2023-10-23
Updated:
2023-10-23

RHBA-2023:5988 - Updated rhel9/firefox-flatpak container image

Synopsis

Updated rhel9/firefox-flatpak container image

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory None

Topic

An updated rhel9/firefox-flatpak container image is now available in the Red Hat container registry.

Description

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.

Flatpak is a system for running graphical applications as containers. Installing an application as a Flatpak rather than as an individual package allows it to be installed and updated independently of the host operating system.

This updates the rhel9/firefox-flatpak image of Firefox in the Red Hat container registry.

Solution

To install and use Red Hat Enterprise Linux Flatpak content available in the the Red Hat Container Catalog, make sure that you have the latest version of the Flatpak client installed on your system:

yum update flatpak

After updating the Flatpak packages, add the Flatpak remote to your system:

flatpak remote-add rhel https://flatpaks.redhat.io/rhel.flatpakrepo

Provide the credentials for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux account:

podman login registry.redhat.io

Podman only saves credentials until the user logs out. To save your credentials permanently, run:

cp $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/containers/auth.json $HOME/.config/flatpak/oci-auth.json

To enable the RHEL Flatpak remote for a set of workstations within an organization, you should use a Registry Service Account. Credentials can be installed system-wide at /etc/flatpak/oci-auth.json.

Then, you can install the Firefox Flatpak container image:

flatpak install rhel org.firefox.Firefox

For more information about the image, search the <image_name> in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog: https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/search.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_649x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS9.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS9.4x86_64

Fixes

(none)

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