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  • overcast5348@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s been 8+ years since I last used Ubuntu on my laptop. I faced massive issues with staying on the latest version of Firefox because apt had a much older version, and installing using the gui installer wouldn’t replace the apt version etc etc. Probably a PEBKAC issue…

    But, I do want to know- is this not an issue any more? Will apt install the latest (or almost latest) version of Firefox? Can I update it from the inbuilt update tool in Firefox?

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      1 month ago

      Can I update it from the inbuilt update tool in Firefox?

      Universally regarded as a bad idea on Ubuntu based distros as far as my research goes.

      Probably a PEBKAC issue…

      Staying on the OTB repos in LTS distros and then complaining about software being slow to update is like staying on the OTB mirror, and then complaining that your download speeds suck.

      I’m a Linux noob through and trough, use Glorious Mint, but like… How to get a newer version of VLC, than distributed by upstream is probably the first thing I figured out how to do.

      • Kühe sind toll@feddit.de
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        1 month ago

        Can I update it from the inbuilt update tool in Firefox?

        Universally regarded as a bad idea on Ubuntu based distros as far as my research goes.

        Why?

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          1 month ago

          Dunno, but in every forum I’ve looked, people say not to use it, but let the updates go through the package manager. Sometimes even on threats of FUBARing your system. Could be that all these people are giving old info that’s not true, but I never tried it - don’t wanna go on the forums and start the thread with “I explicitly did what people say not to. How fix?”

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        1 month ago

        I don’t know why you are being an ass to me. I literally admitted that my lack of skill was the issue right at the beginning.

        And then people wonder why noobs don’t want to bother with Linux.

    • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
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      1 month ago

      When you choose a distro, you generally choose to follow what the maintainers give you as the “latest”.
      Or you get snap/flatpak/AppImage.

      I, personally, would go with AppImage, probably because I once made some myself and liked them.