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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Is it me or Ubuntu secretly replaces DEB Firefox with Snap Firefox? (lemm.ee)

submitted 22 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After creating a fresh installation of Ubuntu 24.04, I installed DEB Firefox from APT by following Mozilla's instructions from here. But I noticed that it was secretly replaced with Snap Firefox. I was able to verify this by checking the About Firefox page. This is the third time I noticed this.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

For work, you could also try Fedora Workstation or Linux Mint Debian Edition. Debian is pretty barebones, but if that isnt a bother then do whatever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It's not barebones. I use it as my main desktop and barely notice any difference from Ubuntu, it has every package I've ever needed. I think that mentality of Debian being "bare" is outdated.

@[email protected] this is for you, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I like gnome, but i guess i could look at fedora.

I would like to stay with apt as package manager so the package names stay the same to what I know, or is yum/dnf/etc gonna use the same for most?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

Mostly the same, and if not all it has taken for me to figure it out was searching "fedora $pkgname"