From: Gordon@leaf.net.nz
On 2026-02-05, Mike Easter wrote:
> RonB wrote:
>> I installed Firefox using "sudo apt install firefox" and it
>> installed as a Snap.
>
> I don't know why that would (should) be; my default LL does not have
> snap installed in the default live.
>
> If I use the LL software manager, to install firefox it goes to the Ub
> repo/s to install Ffx, which Ub package installs the snap/snapd
> ecosystem (in order to) install Ub's firefox. That's pretty crazy. I
> don't believe that should happen 'that way' without giving permission to
> install the snap/snapd.
>
> If I install ffx that way and check on snap again, NOW I see the Ub
> snap/snapd 2.73 installed.
>
> If I reboot my live LL to get back to the default and use synaptic
> (which I prefer for its informative features) and search and hit
> firefox, synaptic informs me that is a transitional dummy package and
> that firefox is now replaced by the firefox snap.
>
> In my LM, the firefox package does NOT come from the Ub repo/s; instead
> it comes from the mint repo/s.
>
> If I want to be able to add a 'proper' ffx to LL, I would go to the
> mozteam ppa where I can add the repo for the ffx or ffx-esr v/s 147.0.3
> or 140.7 resp and avoid the sneaky snap/d attack.
>
> https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/ppa?field.s
ries_filter=noble
>
> Even then, the .ppa site pushes a 'newer v which is a snap.
>
>
Ubuntu is the King of snaps. You get snaps if you get anywhere near Ubuntu,
which includes all its derivatives if snap has not been removed.
In this case one can consider sanpd a dependency and thus you get it
installed along with the snap version of Firefox.
Ubuntu sees all pagakges as snaps. Well not quite but Ubuntu would like it
to be it this way.
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