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95 questions linked to/from How to install Firefox as a traditional deb package (without snap) in Ubuntu 22.04 or later versions?
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Adding Linux Mint repos to Ubuntu [duplicate]
I was just wondering if there's a way to add Linux Mint repos to Ubuntu to replace the apt commands that are rerouted to Snaps. For example, if I add the Mint repos, could I just do "sudo apt ...
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Apps not loading on newly Installed Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I have recently installed Ubuntu on my old PC. After first boot, Firefox worked fine but later the app opens but the window doesn’t appear. The close and the enlarge function works. I tried installing ...
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(K)ubuntu keeps replacing Firefox form the PPA with Firefox Snap on system updates [duplicate]
I'm using a custom Firefox setup using the Mozilla Team PPA (following more or less this guide, but not using the unattended update configuration) on Kubuntu 22.04. I also use firejail to run Firefox ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Snap Firefox Can't Print [duplicate]
Recently updated Ubuntu to 22.04.1 LTS. Snap Firefox was installed, and since then, when trying to print, I can only save to pdf. Trying to use the system dialog has the same problem. I can print in ...
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Can't start a web browser (Firefox Snap) with VNC [duplicate]
I did steps 1 and 2 from this guide and was able to connect from a remote host with UltraVNC, but was unable to run a browser:
Tried to install FireFox:
sudo apt install firefox
but it did not help.
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How to remove snap from Ubuntu?
How do I remove snap? apt pretends it's not there, but I can still call commands with it.
Trying to remove it says read only file system
# apt remove snap
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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"Although GNOME Shell integration extension is running, native host connector is not detected" error in 22.04
I upgraded my system from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS and I'm now facing this error on the GNOME Shell extensions webpage:
This was solved in previous versions, and I have tried these solutions:
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Completely remove firefox snap package
In Ubuntu 22.04 the firefox snap was installed as default. I just removed it using the command sudo snap remove firefox but inside the file computer/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps there exists an firefox ...
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Firefox: notify me before update
I'm using Firefox 96.0 on Kubuntu (96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1)
Sometimes, firefox updates in the background and then comes up with a message "Sorry. We just need to do one small thing to keep ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Firefox Snap breaks KeePassXC integration and other NativeMessaging protocol 25 apps
How can I get this back to work ? My whole password manager integration is now broken thanks to snap. People with 1password will have the same problem.
Regarding "duplicate for ppa install over ...
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Can't update Firefox Snap on 22.04
I tried to update Firefox Snap (from 100 to 101):
sudo snap refresh firefox
but I got a message that an update was pending, but it could not update because Firefox was running an app, although I did ...
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How to open Zoom meeting link in Firefox in Ubuntu 22.04?
Zoom supposedly installed.
I click on the meeting link in an e-mail, Firefox opens and asks for an application to open the link.
Now, what?
It's odd that no file/link association exists, having just ...
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How to connect Android to Ubuntu 22.04 Jellyfish?
I used GSConnect and F-droid until I upgraded to Jellyfish. Now the extension is not compatible with Jellyfish since it's not working on Firefox. I have tried Extension Manager, but it still doesn't ...
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Firefox installed by snap: how to open downloaded files?
I've successfully installed Firefox as a snap package (done by default by installing it through Ubuntu's "software center"). It does work, and give me a more recent version of Firefox than the one ...
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Blacklist only one specific version of a package for upgrades
Let's say we have a package mypackage that is available in different versions from different sources. I do not want to disable any of these sources though.
However, the currently latest version of ...
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