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
    51·
    5 hours ago

    Since when this became a known thing? I’m aware that the snap version is installed when the user is trying to install the deb version of Firefox by running,

    sudo apt install firefox

    But I never heard that the installed DEB version of Firefox is replaced by Snap version of Firefox.

    • Routhinator@startrek.websiteEnglish
      8·
      5 hours ago

      The deb version is a pointer to the snap in their repos. Nothings being replaced, it no longer exists. The deb version of Firefox in Ubuntu repos is a wrapper that installs snap and has no binaries in it. Has been for 3 years or so.

      • JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
        2·
        3 hours ago

        It’s more than that. Ubuntu copies the Debian repos and then applies their own changes on top. Debian has a native (DEB) Firefox package, so Ubuntu specifically has to remove it for every new version.

    • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
      11·
      3 hours ago

      Well then you haven’t been following it closely. As someone else said, the reason is simple: the Snap version is more recent (like it or not) and in Ubuntu apt is configured to take into account Snap packages.