installing from a tarball, it's up to you to keep up to date, not the package manager, it's also up to you to keep up with any updated dependencies. It's generally easier to stick with even a PPA and just let the package manager do the work.
You're one step removed from slackware with the route you went. On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 10:34 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > On 19.10.2024 12:09, Liam Proven wrote: > > On Fri, 18 Oct 2024 at 19:11, Jeffery Small <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> installed the latest version of Firefox from the mozillateam ppa > > > > Why? It's available straight from Mozilla. The closer to the source, > > the better, surely? > > > > > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended > > > > -- > > Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven > > Email: [email protected] ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: [email protected] > > Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven > > IoM: (+44) 7624 227612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 > > Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 > > Liam: > > I agree. Using the ubuntuteam ppa was the first article I ran across to > replace the snap package. I was just about to remove it and install > directly from Mozilla itself when I had this idea to try the old tarball > installation, which worked. Had that failed, I would have done exactly > what you suggested, but no need at this point. > > Regards, > -- > Jeffery Small > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >
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