I find Debian unsurpassed for stability and package availability, so would like to continue using it. My only gripe is that the browser is not updated enough in the stable version. I don't need the latest and greatest of other packages, for the most part. Therefore, I would like to know how to use the newest Firefox in stable, and be assured that all dependencies are also installed. Ideally, I would like to remove ESR. Is there an easy way to do this, or any drawbacks?
Thanks, in advance.
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[Solved] Firefox 60.2
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Re: Firefox 60.2
There is a fairly easy way:
https://wiki.debian.org/Firefox#Firefox ... nd_Nightly
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Don't remove Firefox ESR, as a lot of core packages depend on it.
https://wiki.debian.org/Firefox#Firefox ... nd_Nightly
First hit on Google using "debian firefox" query.
Don't remove Firefox ESR, as a lot of core packages depend on it.
Re: Firefox 60.2
Thanks. Part of your response is:
Using snap
Mozilla provides an official Snap package for Firefox:
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install firefox
snap run firefox
If I opt for this (easiest) method, will the new Firefox snap update when I do a regular sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade?
Thanks very much for the response.
Using snap
Mozilla provides an official Snap package for Firefox:
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install firefox
snap run firefox
If I opt for this (easiest) method, will the new Firefox snap update when I do a regular sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade?
Thanks very much for the response.
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Re: Firefox 60.2
No, you must upgrade it with:
Snaps are upgraded separately from the rest of the system, just like flatpaks.
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snap refresh
Re: [Solved] Firefox 60.2
Re Firefox updates:
As I have stated elsewhere, I have Firefox Quantum running entirely in my user space. It checks for and does updates when opened. I down-loaded the tarball at version 57.0. It's now up to 60.0.1.
As I have stated elsewhere, I have Firefox Quantum running entirely in my user space. It checks for and does updates when opened. I down-loaded the tarball at version 57.0. It's now up to 60.0.1.