![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Step 2: Create an APT keyring (if one doesn’t already exist): sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings Step 1: Uninstall the Firefox Snap: sudo snap remove firefox ![]() Note: if you previously added the Mozilla Team PPA to install a Firefox Deb package you should disable or remove the PPA to avoid package conflicts.īefore you go ahead I suggest making a backup/export of important browser settings, bookmarks, and other data from Firefox incase something goes wrong. So to install a Firefox Deb in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above, here’s what you need to do. Now, snap packages have plenty of pluses, including improved security, easy access to release channels, options to “undo” updates, less chance of package conflicts or missing dependencies, and more.īut there are also drawbacks to using snaps.ĭepending on the software, features may not work in a sandbox system integration may be lacking startup times can seem slow and you won’t be able choose whether to install an update or not, as updates happen automatically, silently in the background.Īlthough workarounds and fixes many of the issues above do exist (for example, Canonical has added new terminal commands to pause automatic updates for a set duration) the fact you need to scour the web for a solution is not ideal. The Firefox Deb in the Ubuntu repos just reinstalls the Firefox Snap package… Worse, if you uninstall the Firefox snap and run apt install firefox assuming you will get a DEB version, you won’t: that install a transition package that reinstalls the Firefox snap. No problem in this guide I show you how using the official Mozilla APT repo.įirefox is the default web browser in Ubuntu but as of 2022 it’s packaged as a snap app, with a traditional DEB version only available for users of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and earlier. So you want to install Mozilla Firefox as a Deb package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (or above), not as a snap app. ![]()
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