2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He’s running Windows 7 right now, so I’ll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

  • @CameronDev
    9•10 months ago

    Correct me if I am wrong, but apt-get install firefox installs the snap version unless you go out of your way to fix that?

    • @[email protected]
      1•10 months ago

      I believe this is correct. Ubuntu installs the snap package if there is an equivalent package available. So even if you use apt, you still get snaps.

    • @[email protected]
      0•10 months ago

      apt uses debians packages and debian repositories. Unless they recently created an alias or something, it should install debian packaged version!

      • @CameronDev
        3•10 months ago

        I was under the impression the latest “firefox” package was a kind of “meta” package that caused the snap to get installed instead.

        Certainly seems that way according to: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=firefox

        Note that 22.04 is described as a transitional package to snap.

        Apt does use debian packages (.deb files), but on ubuntu it uses ubuntus repositories.

      • Cosmic Cleric
        1•10 months ago

        They’ve introduced a couple of redirects so that the snap version gets installed.