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.

  • sourov@lemm.eeOP
    121·
    1 day ago

    I’m aware that when the user runs(without adding Mozilla’s apt repository),

    sudo apt install firefox

    the snap version of Firefox is installed. But I never heard that, though APT is configured to install Firefox from Mozilla’s repository, the DEB version will be uninstalled and the Snap version will be installed.

    • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Firefox now has instructions on their “Debian-based” install section about pinning their repo over Canonical’s so that doesn’t happen.

      Because you’re right, Canonical does think so highly of their product that they will constantly attempt to undermine other options against your will.

    • Eugenia@lemmy.mlEnglish
      10·
      1 day ago

      Yes, this is known. They do the same for Chromium. If you want a browser from ubuntu, it’s going to be a snap.

      • Morphit @feddit.uk
        2·
        1 day ago

        w3m is a proper deb 😛

        Looks like only firefox, chromium-browser and thunderbird are these dummy transitional packages. There’s a fwupd-snap, but the default fwupd is a full deb.