How to install Firefox without snap on Ubuntu 23.10

Fri Jan 12 20:45:20 UTC 2024

Firefox de-snapped won't be installed. Now I'm using Ubuntu 22.10 with
these conf. files :

mario at marietto:/etc/apt/preferences.d# ls
mozilla-firefox  no-snap.pref

nano mozilla-firefox :

Package: firefox*
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
Pin-Priority: 501

Package: firefox-esr-*
Pin: release o=Ubuntu
Pin-Priority: -1

nano no-snap.pref :

Package: snapd
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -1

nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA-mozillateam:${distro_codename}";

mario at marietto:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# nano
mozillateam-ubuntu-ppa-kinetic.list

deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu/ kinetic main
deb-src https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu/ kinetic
main

root at marietto:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# apt install firefox

Reading package lists... Done
Building a dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer
required:
 zenity-common
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 firefox
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 72.3 kB of archives.
After this operation, 261 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic/main amd64 firefox
amd64 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2 [72.3
kB]
Fetched 72.3 kB in 1s (98.2 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package firefox.
(Reading database ... 188089 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../firefox_1%3a1snap1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
=> Installing the firefox snap
==> Checking connectivity with the snap store
===> System doesn't have a working snapd, skipping
Unpacking firefox (1:1snap1-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up firefox (1:1snap1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.6+22.04.20220217-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu3) ...
root at marietto:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# firefox

Command '/bin/firefox' requires the firefox snap to be installed.
Please install it with:

snap install firefox

On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello.
> >
> > I performed a new installation of Ubuntu 23.10 and a certain point I
> wanted install Firefox without snap and I followed the following steps :
> >
> >
> > Step 1: Run this command to remove the Firefox Snap:
> >
> >
> > sudo snap remove firefox
> >
> >
> > Step 2: Run this command to add the Mozilla Team PPA to your list of
> software sources:
> >
> >
> > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
> >
> >
> > Step 3: Chance the Firefox package priority to ensure the PPA/deb/apt
> version of Firefox is always preferred. To do this, copy and paste this
> whole code (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: If you want future Firefox upgrades to be installed
> automatically,do this:
> >
> >
> > echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins::
> "LP-PPA-mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee
> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox
> >
> >
> > Step 5: Finally, install the Firefox deb using apt:
> >
> >
> > sudo apt install firefox
> >
> >
> > And I realized that this procedure won't work anymore on Ubuntu 23.10,as
> you can see below :
> >
> >
> > mario at marietto:/etc/apt# sudo apt install firefox
> >
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree... Done
> > Reading state information... Done
> > The following additional packages will be installed:
> >  apparmor fuse3 libcbor0.8 libfido2-1 libfuse3-3 liblzo2-2 libxmuu1
> openssh-client snapd
> >  squashfs-tools xauth
> > Suggested packages:
> >  apparmor-profiles-extra apparmor-utils keychain libpam-ssh monkeysphere
> ssh-askpass zenity
> >  | kdialog
> > The following NEW packages will be installed:
> >  apparmor firefox fuse3 libcbor0.8 libfido2-1 libfuse3-3 liblzo2-2
> libxmuu1 openssh-client snapd
> >  squashfs-tools xauth
> > 0 upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> > Need to get 29.4 MB of archives.
> > After this operation, 119 MB of additional disk space will be used.
> > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> >
> > apparmor libcbor0.8 libfido2-1 openssh-client liblzo2-2 squashfs-tools
> libfuse3-3 snapd firefox fuse3 libxmuu1 xauth
> >
> > Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 apparmor amd64
> 4.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5 [622 kB]
> > Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic-security/main amd64
> openssh-client amd64 1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2 [910 kB]
> > Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 libcbor0.8
> amd64 0.8.0-2ubuntu1 [24.6 kB]
> > Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 libfido2-1
> amd64 1.13.0-1 [84.8 kB]
> > Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 liblzo2-2
> amd64 2.10-2build3 [53.7 kB]
> > Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 squashfs-tools
> amd64 1:4.6.1-1 [188 kB]
> > Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 libfuse3-3
> amd64 3.14.0-4 [82.5 kB]
> > Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic-updates/main amd64 snapd
> amd64 2.60.4+23.10.1 [27.3 MB]
> > Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 firefox amd64
> 1:1snap1-0ubuntu3 [71.9 kB]
> > Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 fuse3 amd64
> 3.14.0-4 [25.1 kB]
> > Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 libxmuu1
> amd64 2:1.1.3-3 [10.2 kB]
> > Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 xauth amd64
> 1:1.1.2-1 [25.8 kB]
> > Fetched 29.4 MB in 5s (6160 kB/s)
> > Preconfiguring packages ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package apparmor.
> > (Reading database ... 16849 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to unpack .../0-apparmor_4.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking apparmor (4.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package libcbor0.8:amd64.
> > Preparing to unpack .../1-libcbor0.8_0.8.0-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking libcbor0.8:amd64 (0.8.0-2ubuntu1) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package libfido2-1:amd64.
> > Preparing to unpack .../2-libfido2-1_1.13.0-1_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking libfido2-1:amd64 (1.13.0-1) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package openssh-client.
> > Preparing to unpack .../3-openssh-client_1%3a9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
> ...
> > Unpacking openssh-client (1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package liblzo2-2:amd64.
> > Preparing to unpack .../4-liblzo2-2_2.10-2build3_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking liblzo2-2:amd64 (2.10-2build3) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package squashfs-tools.
> > Preparing to unpack .../5-squashfs-tools_1%3a4.6.1-1_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking squashfs-tools (1:4.6.1-1) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package libfuse3-3:amd64.
> > Preparing to unpack .../6-libfuse3-3_3.14.0-4_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking libfuse3-3:amd64 (3.14.0-4) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package snapd.
> > Preparing to unpack .../7-snapd_2.60.4+23.10.1_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking snapd (2.60.4+23.10.1) ...
> > Setting up apparmor (4.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5) ...
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/apparmor.service →
> /lib/systemd/system/apparmor.service.
> > Setting up libcbor0.8:amd64 (0.8.0-2ubuntu1) ...
> > Setting up libfido2-1:amd64 (1.13.0-1) ...
> > Setting up openssh-client (1:9.3p1-1ubuntu3.2) ...
> > Setting up liblzo2-2:amd64 (2.10-2build3) ...
> > Setting up squashfs-tools (1:4.6.1-1) ...
> > Setting up libfuse3-3:amd64 (3.14.0-4) ...
> > Setting up snapd (2.60.4+23.10.1) ...
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.aa-prompt-listener.service
> → /lib/systemd/system/snapd.aa-prompt-listener.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.apparmor.service →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.apparmor.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.autoimport.service →
> /lib/systemd/
> > system/snapd.autoimport.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.core-fixup.service →
> /lib/systemd/
> > system/snapd.core-fixup.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.recovery-chooser-trigger.service
> →
> > /lib/systemd/system/snapd.recovery-chooser-trigger.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.seeded.service →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.seeded.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/cloud-final.service.wants/snapd.seeded.service →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.seeded.service.
> > Unit /lib/systemd/system/snapd.seeded.service is added as a dependency
> to a non-existent unit cloud-final.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.service →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.service.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants/snapd.snap-repair.timer →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.snap-repair.timer.
> > Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/snapd.socket →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.socket.
> > Created symlink
> /etc/systemd/system/final.target.wants/snapd.system-shutdown.service →
> /lib/systemd/system/snapd.system-shutdown.service.
> > Selecting previously unselected package firefox.
> > (Reading database ... 17300 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to unpack .../firefox_1%3a1snap1-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
> > => Installing the firefox snap
> > ==> Checking connectivity with the snap store
> > ===> System doesn't have a working snapd, skipping
> > Unpacking firefox (1:1snap1-0ubuntu3) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package fuse3.
> > Preparing to unpack .../fuse3_3.14.0-4_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking fuse3 (3.14.0-4) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package libxmuu1:amd64.
> > Preparing to unpack .../libxmuu1_2%3a1.1.3-3_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking libxmuu1:amd64 (2:1.1.3-3) ...
> > Selecting previously unselected package xauth.
> > Preparing to unpack .../xauth_1%3a1.1.2-1_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking xauth (1:1.1.2-1) ...
> > Setting up firefox (1:1snap1-0ubuntu3) ...
> > update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox to provide
> /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser (gnome-www-browser) in auto mode
> > update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox to provide
> /usr/bin/x-www-browser (x-www-browser) in auto mode
> > Setting up fuse3 (3.14.0-4) ...
> > Setting up libxmuu1:amd64 (2:1.1.3-3) ...
> > Setting up xauth (1:1.1.2-1) ...
> > Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-1ubuntu1) ...
> > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.38-1ubuntu6) ...
> >
> > mario at marietto:/etc/apt# firefox
> >
> > Command '/bin/firefox' requires the firefox snap to be installed.
> > Please install it with: snap install firefox
> >
> > It's clear that it does not work anymore. What should I do to install
> firefox without snap ? thanks.
>
> I would probably disable Ubuntu's version of firefox, too. Otherwise
> Apt tries to use it anyways. Or that's been my experience.
>
> Here's what my preferences look like on Ubuntu 22.04:
>
> $ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/firefox.pref
> Package: firefox*
> Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
> Pin-Priority: 501
>
> Package: firefox-esr-*
> Pin: release o=Ubuntu
> Pin-Priority: -1
>
> And I also have this to sidestep Snap:
>
> $ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/no-snap.pref
> Package: snapd
> Pin: release *
> Pin-Priority: -1
>
> Jeff
>
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-- 
Mario.
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