I want to upgrade to F45 for newer Thunderbird. Why, is attempting to, returning TB dependency resolution errors?

rokejulianlockhart · June 17, 2026, 4:51pm

In lieu of an official Mozilla RPM repository, for Thunderbird, in order to confirm that some bugs are resolved in newer versions ^[1] I want to install #f45:

However, sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=44 ^[2] returns:

PS /home/beedell.roke_julian_lockhart> sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=45
Updating and loading repositories:
 Terra 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           100% | 161.0   B/s | 360.0   B |  00m02s
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 172.67.201.179) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 172.67.201.179) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 172.67.201.179) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 172.67.201.179) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11) - https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64
>>> Cannot prepare internal mirrorlist: Status code: 404 for https://tetsudou.fyralabs.com/metalink?repo=terra45&arch=x86_64 (IP: 104.21.22.11)
 Adoptium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ???% |  78.0   B/s | 130.0   B |  00m02s
>>> Status code: 404 for https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml (IP: 104.18.20.66) - https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml
>>> Status code: 404 for https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml (IP: 104.18.20.66) - https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml
>>> Status code: 404 for https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml (IP: 104.18.20.66) - https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml
>>> Status code: 404 for https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml (IP: 104.18.20.66) - https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/rpm/fedora/45/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml
>>> Usable URL not found
Repositories loaded.
Failed to resolve the transaction:
Packages for argument 'admin-tools' installed, but not available.
Problem 1: problem with installed package
  - thunderbird-149.0.1-2.fc44.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - nothing provides nspr >= 4.39.0 needed by thunderbird-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from fedora
  - nothing provides nspr >= 4.39.0 needed by thunderbird-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from updates
 Problem 2: installed package ffmpeg-libs-debuginfo-8.1.1-1.fc44.x86_64 requires ffmpeg-debuginfo(x86-64) = 8.1.1-1.fc44, but none of the providers can be installed
  - ffmpeg-debuginfo-8.1.1-1.fc44.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package
 Problem 3: problem with installed package
  - package thunderbird-librnp-rnp-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from fedora requires thunderbird(x86-64) = 151.0.1-3.fc45, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package thunderbird-librnp-rnp-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from updates requires thunderbird(x86-64) = 151.0.1-3.fc45, but none of the providers can be installed
  - thunderbird-librnp-rnp-149.0.1-2.fc44.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - nothing provides nspr >= 4.39.0 needed by thunderbird-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from fedora
  - nothing provides nspr >= 4.39.0 needed by thunderbird-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from updates

Can I resolve this? I imagine that the FFMPEG incompatibility can be remediated by adding RPMFusion for Rawhide, but the Thunderbird incompatibility is more problematic, for it causes me to fear that, after I upgrade, I shan’t be able to install TB.

What is (if any) the advantage of Flatpak over RPMs for *[non-]immutable* Fedora installations?

Mozilla recently opened repositories to distribute Firefox as APT and RPM and it was needed because “snap” and “flatpak” do not solve the “how to distribute to the masses” issue while adding several other issues with the integration of the browser in the system

↩︎
forge.fedoraproject.org/docs/quick-docs/src/commit/fa319c80ba2d81ecdd7063488b5b41e1cba4a5d5/modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading-fedora-offline.adoc?display=source#L59 ^[3] ↩︎
forge.fedoraproject.org/forge/forge/issues/622#issue-145382 ↩︎

leigh123linux · June 17, 2026, 5:00pm

Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB):

  - nothing provides nspr >= 4.39.0 needed by thunderbird-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from fedora
  - nothing provides nspr >= 4.39.0 needed by thunderbird-151.0.1-3.fc45.x86_64 from updates

The error is because rawhide thunderbird has broken deps, it’s been like that for a few days.

rawhide cinnamon spin fails with the same issue.

https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=146734073&volume=DEFAULT&name=mock_output.log&offset=-4000

vekruse · June 17, 2026, 5:18pm

Version 151 of Thunderbird is available at https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=39 for version 43, 44, and 45 of Fedora. Maybe that would work for you.

hasshu · June 18, 2026, 10:30am

For what it’s worth, there’s an official Thunderbird Flatpak:

rokejulianlockhart · June 18, 2026, 12:33pm

@vekruse, seeing the Koji 151 build for FC45 was what spurred me to try this, although I neglected to check the full build log, for other OS versions.

Any idea why, if builds exist for FC44, they aren’t being pushed to the update repository? (I’ve no idea of whether each of those have Bodhi listings, so I can’t tell…)

rokejulianlockhart · June 18, 2026, 2:56pm

@vgaetera, thanks for that! IDK why I can never find the Bodhi URIs, but since it’s not complete yet, that at least gives me a good reason to test the RPM before its release. ^[1] Especially, because the official Flatpak is so painful to utilise:

bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d7d4e2b934#comment-4677618 ↩︎

marko3209 · June 19, 2026, 4:56pm

An easy way is to go to bodhi Fedora Updates and type the package name in the upper right search tool. You’ll see a time sorted list of bodhi matches and their states. They however will be mixed with different Fedora releases, so you’ll see fc44, fc45, eln157, and other package releases. So it’s up to you to pick the fc44 ones or whatever for your case.

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