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Q: what does
apt install firefoxdo? Surely it uses apt to install Firefox, right???? A: The command gets highjacked by snap, which promptly crashed and hangs.Ran into this just a few hours ago, made the mistake of suggesting Ubuntu as a sane default (instead of debian or something else), never making that mistake again hopefully.
Mint fixes that. Based on Ubuntu, it intentionally disables Snap, and all apt commands actually use apt.
Or yes, just straight up use Debian if you don't mind older apps outside Flatpaks.
Except I just uninstalled Mint's default Firefox because whatever additional theming they did to my boy fucked up the right click context menu. FF is now flatpak.
I'm pretty sure Mozilla encourages use of the flatpak. Flatpak FF is definitely the way to go.
Firefox isn't in the repos of Debian, so any derivative (derivative (derivative)) distro must deal with that in some way.
You can also install Linux Mint Debian Edition which isn't based on Ubuntu at all.
Note that on the negative side it inherits most of the issues of Debian, including extremely old packages.
Also, Debian 12 finally got very user-friendly enough to the point I would recommend it over LMDE.
That's true, but if you want you can change to testing repos. I still prefer it over vanilla Debian due to polish. I find even using Cinnamon DE in Debian it's just rougher around the edges than Mint.
Fair enough - if you're a fan of Cinnamon, LMDE will always be a bit more polished. I can see your use case :)
Happy cake day!
This is the way. Debian net install. Or even better, boot over iPXE, ephemeral kernel in RAM with only backups and static binaries written to disk. Snapshotting handled by BTRFS
LMDE, Linux Mint Debian Edition was my goto for a long time.
I'm interested in what made you choose LMDE over stock Debian
Is it because you found the UI more convenient and organized? Or was it before Debian 12 and you wanted to avoid technical difficulties with nonfree software?
Yeah, this was around the time they first released it. Back then I had issues with downloading and installing Debian, regardless of drivers. I was inexperienced, and was using Mint (ubuntu-based) already, so the UI (gtk2, mate) was a huge plus for my restricted specs (a netbook)
Use debian testing if you want up-to-date software. The name implies it's unstable, but it's really not. Debian stable absurdly stable, and debian testing is regular stable.
True, but if something's actually wrong, you'll have less support with that. But I know many people run it without major issues.
What does
apt install firefoxdo in Debian?package Β»firefoxΒ« has no installation candidateFirefox isn't in Debian's repository, cause it moves too fast for Debian's release cycle and is too complicated for their security team.
Debian instead offers
firefox-esrUbuntu instead offers
firefoxsnapSo would you prefer they just remove the
firefoxpackage from new releases without offering an upgrade path?Here's a thought: Before installing packages you don't understand, go to the Firefox site and follow their instructions which work fine on Ubuntu and doesn't install snap.
I'm not a fan of snap either, but with all software, people need to RTFM. Not do the dumb thing and then cry on the Internet seeking hive mind rage when the dumb thing happens.
I've followed those directions, only to find snap firefox was reinstalled a few months later.
Switched to Debian, much happier.
Usually I hate when people ditch an entire distro because they don't understand or refuse to understand its quirks, but...
At least there was a happy ending.
Where was I refusing to understand its quirks? After several years of using snap-based Firefox, I came to the conclusion that I didn't like the snap based installation of firefox. So, I followed the directions to go back to a deb-based Firefox installation. But Kubuntu "helpfully" reverted it a few months later, and that cycle repeated a few times.
I specifically requested the deb-based installation and it ignored my wishes. I know what operating system that reminds me of, and it isn't Linux.
I'm sure someone will tell me I'm wrong for wanting a .deb-based Firefox and that snaps are better anyway. Even if that's true (I don't care to argue), I chose a path and Kubuntu overrode my choice. Silently, too.
I'll also note that I started using Kubuntu back in 2008 or so, and stopped last year. I used it on both my desktop and laptop machines. So, it wasn't like I just tried it for a few hours and got upset; I was a long time user that was quite familiar with how it worked. For most of that time, I was really happy with Kubuntu, but having it override my explicit configuration was extremely frustrating.
Others can continue to use it, that's fine with me. This isn't a personal attack on anyone's choices.
I think expecting people running Ubuntu to RTFM is a longshot. The people installing it want an experience where they don't want to put any effort into learning how things work. If they did they probably would run something else.