4 reasons to try Mozilla’s new Firefox Linux package for Ubuntu and Debian derivatives | The Mozilla Blog
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Great news for Linux users, after months of testing, Mozilla released today a new package for Firefox on Linux (specifically on Ubuntu, Debian, and any Deb

Mozilla now has an official Debian repository for running the latest Firefox releases.

  • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    11 months ago

    This is specifically to provide a native package that isn’t a snap. RPMs are not the hell that is snaps.

    I switched over immediately on my in work machine

      • BurnedDonut
        4·
        11 months ago

        I hate snaps and flatpacks equally. They really cause more problems than they solve for new users.

    • comicallycluttered@beehaw.org
      6·
      11 months ago

      It’s also for Debian Stable/Testing users who only have ESR in their repos.

      You can set up APT pinning and pull it from Sid, but I prefer not to fuck with official repos other than Backports. Even then, only if I really need to.