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submitted 11 months ago by PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

What use to be the PPA that allowed Ubuntu users to use native .deb packages for Firefox has recently changed to the same meta package that forces installation of Snap and the Firefox snap package.

I am having to remove the meta package, then re-uninstall the snap firefox, then re-uninstall Snap, then install pin the latest build I could get (firefox_116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1~mt1_arm64.deb) to keep the native firefox build.

I'm so done with Ubuntu.

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[-] Dagamant@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

I stopped using Ubuntu because of snap a while ago. I tend to run Linux on older machines and flat packs tend to take much longer to load than native apps. I get that they have their purpose but I would prefer to choose to use rather than be forced. I’m currently trying out POP_OS! and it’s a welcome flavor of Ubuntu

[-] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 9 points 11 months ago

They forget this

Most normies using linux distros use it because they don't have 16gb of ram and a massive ssd

Now the most mainstream linux distro does a lil trolling

[-] garam@lemmy.my.id 4 points 11 months ago

Fedora spins time!

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