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Ubuntu's Mozillateam PPA now forcing users over to snap install for Firefox.
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this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2023
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I use snaps for Spotify and Firefox. I know that it's "forcing" something on users in an ecosystem where things should never be forced on you but as long as they work, I just don't want to fight them anymore.
They've succeeded. They've worn you down.
I swapped to pop and Debian.
I refuse to have Google and Microsoft tactics used against me in the Linux world, so Ubuntu are out for me.
I mean it's on a laptop that's plugged into my stereo and streams Spotify and my music collection. On my main system I don't use snaps but for that particular one I wanted kubuntu and Spotify and that was basically it. But I guess you are right about them wearing me down.
Just use the flatpak versions instead. I've been using the spotify flatpak for years now and the firefox flatpak for a few week since switching to debian (they package firefox esr which I refuse to use)