florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 22 days agoAnnouncing Faster, Lighter Firefox Downloads for Linux with .tar.xz Packaging!blog.nightly.mozilla.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAnnouncing Faster, Lighter Firefox Downloads for Linux with .tar.xz Packaging!blog.nightly.mozilla.orgflorencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoWho’s not using a package manager? Except for LFS, for which you should compile it yourself.
minus-squarebeeng@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoNixOS packaging pipeline will benefit from this
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoI don’t. I have installed Firefox manually for many years across several distros now, albeit for different reasons. For example: Debian only has Firefox ESR in the Bookworm repo. I want the latest mainline version. Bazzite only offers it via Flatpak, which breaks functionality I need such as native messaging. I see no problem installing it manually. It keeps itself updated and has caused me zero problems.
minus-squareFrellwit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoOn Ubuntu I use the tar.bz2 version to not have to deal with snaps or extra repositories. Also on Debian Stable to get the latest version.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoIf you don’t want to deal with snaps being forced down your throat, why are you still on Ubuntu?
Who’s not using a package manager? Except for LFS, for which you should compile it yourself.
NixOS packaging pipeline will benefit from this
I don’t. I have installed Firefox manually for many years across several distros now, albeit for different reasons. For example:
Debian only has Firefox ESR in the Bookworm repo. I want the latest mainline version.
Bazzite only offers it via Flatpak, which breaks functionality I need such as native messaging.
I see no problem installing it manually. It keeps itself updated and has caused me zero problems.
On Ubuntu I use the tar.bz2 version to not have to deal with snaps or extra repositories. Also on Debian Stable to get the latest version.
If you don’t want to deal with snaps being forced down your throat, why are you still on Ubuntu?