[xubuntu-users] Xubuntu 24.04.1: Firefox fails to start

[Robert Heller]

At Sat, 19 Oct 2024 20:09:29 +0100 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, 18 Oct 2024 at 19:11, Jeffery Small <jeff at cjsa.com> wrote:
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> > 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

I suspect that the ppa version is exactly the same.  The ppa version just 
add the package mangement meta data for apt, so that an apt upgrade will pick 
up updates without needing to manually download fresh debs.

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