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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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[-] wim 12 points 1 year ago

For proprietary, non-free software I'd much prefer them to be sandboxed in Flatpak, thank you very much. So yeah, let Flatpak integrate payments!

For open source keystone applications, like my browser or my text editor, please let me have an unsandboxed native package.

[-] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

As long as it is a voluntary donation. Payment only can jump in a lake. I'm ok with donating to a project I really like, but if it's a paywall, hell no.

[-] Zatujit@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I guess Linux users just don't like to pay is true?

[-] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I buy software all the time. I refuse to be bullied into it, however. If it’s good, purchase.

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