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Old 06-14-2023, 06:41 AM   #1
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Firefox 'Snap'


Hi All,

For weeks now,on start up i get
'Pending update of "firefox" snap. Close the app to update now (12 days left)

However, Firefox isn't running, and even on those occasions when it was, closing it did not initiate the update.
Anybody else getting this problem?
Clues welcome.

Linux version 5.15.0-73-generic (buildd@bos03-amd64-060) (gcc (Ubuntu 11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04.1) 11.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.38) #80-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 15 15:18:26 UTC 2023

Firefox Ver. 113.0.2 64bit
 
Old 06-14-2023, 08:12 AM   #2
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no problem, this is how does it work now. Firefox is installed as snap and sometimes you need to update/refresh it.
So you need to run: snap refresh to do that.
 
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Old 08-11-2023, 12:51 PM   #3
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Close all instances of Firefox. And refresh the Snap packages.

sudo killall firefox && sudo snap refresh

https://linuxlifehacks.com/how-to-fi...f-firefox-snap


or Uninstall Firefox Snap and Install Firefox via a Different Method.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...advanced-users
 
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Old 08-30-2023, 09:23 PM   #4
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Step 1:
Remove the Firefox Snap by running the following command in a new Terminal window:
sudo snap remove firefox

Step 2:
Add the (Ubuntu) Mozilla team PPA to your list of software sources by running the following command in the same Terminal window:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa

Step 3:
Next, alter the Firefox package priority to ensure the PPA/deb/apt version of Firefox is preferred. This can be done using a slither of code from FosTips (copy and paste it whole, not line by line):

echo '
Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
Pin-Priority: 1001
' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox


Step 4:
Since you’ll (hopefully) want future Firefox upgrades to be installed automatically, Balint Reczey shares a concise command on his blog that ensures it happens:
echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA-mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox

Step 5:
Finally, install Firefox via apt by running this command:
sudo apt install firefox

As soon as the Firefox installation completes pop open the app launcher and click on the Firefox icon to launch a de-Snapped version you can pin to the Ubuntu dock.
 
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Old 08-31-2023, 12:59 AM   #5
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thanks, good to know that. The question is: how long will it be available?
 
  


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