After creating a fresh installation of Ubuntu 24.04, I installed DEB Firefox from APT by following Mozilla’s instructions from here. But I noticed that it was secretly replaced with Snap Firefox. I was able to verify this by checking the About Firefox page. This is the third time I noticed this.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    From a security standpoint? Not even close. From a software-release validation requirement, not even in the same galaxy. If they look the same, it’s only due to Clarke’s law.

    • juipeltje@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      It’s a joke based of the fact that when you type apt install firefox on ubuntu, it will install the snap instead of the deb package, which is what you would expect when you use apt to install something.

    • Baaahb@feddit.nlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      You are missing the attribution. The person you are replying to is making a joke that Canonical says they are the same, not that they are actually the same.

      • hedgehog@ttrpg.network
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        2 days ago

        Clearly they’re cosplaying as a Canonical engineer whose internal explanation and pleas for them to not take this approach fell upon deaf ears /j

        • Baaahb@feddit.nlEnglish
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          2 days ago

          You are missing the attribution. The person you are replying to is making a joke that Canonical says they are the same, not that they are actually the same.

          • Morphit @feddit.uk
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            2 days ago

            Well, yes, except Canonical have made them actually do the same thing in the case of Firefox. I’m not aware of any other packages that have the deb install just run the snap install.

          • IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org
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            2 days ago

            Yeah for sure, I read your comment as excusing canonical screwing with user intent but I see that’s not what you meant.