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Ubuntu's Mozillateam PPA now forcing users over to snap install for Firefox. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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What use to be the PPA that allowed Ubuntu users to use native .deb packages for Firefox has recently changed to the same meta package that forces installation of Snap and the Firefox snap package.

I am having to remove the meta package, then re-uninstall the snap firefox, then re-uninstall Snap, then install pin the latest build I could get (firefox_116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1~mt1_arm64.deb) to keep the native firefox build.

I'm so done with Ubuntu.

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[–] wallmenis@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You could install the flatpak version...

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[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago

Thank you, but no. I have the pinning correct. The ppa has turned to the dark side.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nothing stopping anyone from installing by any other means though. This is just Canonical forcing their official channels to make sure they are pushing security fixes as fast as possible to desktop users.

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[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Hear me out, why not just use snap?

[–] space_comrade@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've used it a few years ago, it might have gotten better but when I was trying to use it it was annoying as fuck, cross-application links that you would expect to open the browser or whatever other app just didn't seem to work right and that was kind of a big deal for me since I use Slack a lot.

Also I'd imagine your disk usage would go through the roof with it.

I just don't see the point in it tbh, what was wrong with Linux package management as it is?

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[–] ninetynine@lemmy.film -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I use snaps for Spotify and Firefox. I know that it's "forcing" something on users in an ecosystem where things should never be forced on you but as long as they work, I just don't want to fight them anymore.

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