PseudoSpockAug 23, 2023

Ubuntu's Mozillateam PPA now forcing users over to snap install for Firefox.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/2594494

Ubuntu's Mozillateam PPA now forcing users over to snap install for Firefox. - Divisions by zero

What use to be the PPA that allowed Ubuntu users to use native .deb packages for Firefox has recently changed to the same meta package that forces installation of Snap and the Firefox snap package. I am having to remove the meta package, then re-uninstall the snap firefox, then re-uninstall Snap, then install pin the latest build I could get (firefox_116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1~mt1_arm64.deb) to keep the native firefox build. I’m so done with Ubuntu.

Show threadmaiskanzlerAug 23, 2023
I get that people don’t like being forced, but otherwise I couldn’t care less about Firefox snap vs deb. All problems I once had have been ironed out. On the contrary, I like sticking to the “recommended” path with more developer focus and hopefully higher stability. For my usecases I have zero problems with snap.
Show threaddblsaikoAug 23, 2023

If it works for you, fine. I still have this bug to deal with which makes snaps completely unusable in our environment.

Maybe I should try petitioning for us to at least use Linux Mint.

Bug #1620771 “when /home is somewhere else, snaps don't work” : Bugs : snapd

Problem: $ hello-world cannot bind mount /home to /tmp/snap.rootfs_vAgIND/home. errmsg: Permission denied When /home is a symlink snaps don't work. When /home is a real directory snaps work, see output below Output: marcin@ubuntu:~$ snap list Name Version Rev Developer Notes hello-test 0.01 1 suncheul-kim - hello-world 6.3 27 canonical - ubuntu-core 16.04.1 352 canonical - marcin@ubuntu:~$ hello-world cannot bind mount /home to /tmp/snap.rootfs_eIL...

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Show threadBarbossa404
Same for our student PCs - As soon as the setup includes network homes snap becomes completely unusable. Applications just crash on startup because snap doesn’t allow them to access the user’s home directory
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Show threaddblsaikoAug 23, 2023

Yup, also student PCs with home on network share here (:

But always remember, “Snap is production ready and enterprise grade” or whatever