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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] iopq 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I warned you guys. "It's so easy, just do these three steps if you don't like snaps" but then later they tighten the vise

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. I switched away from Ubuntu for all this crap.

I moved to Fedora for my laptop & desktop, and Debian for my home server. I'm considering switching everything to Debian eventually, but there's a couple dedicated repos that make using Fedora on my laptop much easier for now.

[–] tool 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm considering switching everything to Debian eventually, but there's a couple dedicated repos that make using Fedora on my laptop much easier for now.

I'd recommend against that. Debian is fantastic for a server, but I think it leaves a lot to be desired as a workstation OS as compared to Fedora.

You can get it there/make it that way, but Fedora is just better from a user experience/convenience perspective out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know. I like Debian. My home server also doubles as a desktop sometimes and it does a good job.

I'm mostly not super interested in cutting edge versions. I run a newer kernel and mesa than default Debian, but the rest is just fine. I'm fine with Firefox ESR, and lagging a little bit behind the state of the art.