[Solved] Uninstalled firefox still recieves updates? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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Distro: Linux Mint Cinnamon

I use a different Browser and hence uninstalled firefox. But it still receives updates through the system, same with thunderbird. My upgrade manager flags them as security updates sometimes, so I install them. But are they actually necessary? Can I make my system filter them out when updating, or is that a bad idea?

Solution: run dpkg -l "*firef*" to find there were still firefox packages installed. Removed them. Hopefully did the trick.

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[-] occultist8128@infosec.pub 6 points 1 week ago

First make sure it's really not installed:

# in your terminal
dpkg -l "*firef*"

[-] KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

Yep... the *-locale-en still was around for firefox and thunderbird. Thanks :)

[-] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Start here OP.

You may have not uninstalled them.

[-] IllNess@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

Did you uninstall through terminal or through the GUI? If through the GUI try using the command line.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

How did you uninstall firefox?

What different browser have you installed? How?

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