Firefox uninstalled itself :|
-
It's... weird, did you do something that accidentally deleted firefox?
-
what distro?
-
Be honest. What did you say that offended Firefox so bad it decided to leave?
-
Fedora 41
-
You still have the binary then. Type
firefoxinto the terminal. -
Did it really uninstall itself? Run this command and check whether you can see Firefox's ID or not:
flatpak list -
It says: bash: firefox: command not found...
Install package 'firefox' to provide command 'firefox'? [N/y]
-
More than likely it was a failed package transition that failed. You were running one version, an update triggered, something went wrong, and your data folders got orphaned. You can try running a repair on the package, but they usually fail the same way.
-
That he prefers Edge's mother's cooking.
-
When the questions you ask chatGPT even offend the browser you're using!
-
What this person told you was wrong, you need to use
flatpak run [package id]to run flatpak apps. You can doflatpak listto see all installed flatpaks with their ids. An id looks something likeorg.example.appand you'd run it withflatpak run org.example.app. -
I removed the preinstalled version, and installed the Flatpak version because it's more up to date, then i Installed Portmaster.. That's about it
-
Does this mean everytime there's an update, Firefox will get uninstalled? .. That's a serious flaw
-
No. Sometimes package managers run into issues though. It's rare, but it's possible. If you had been updating on the CLI you would have seen the problem.
-
Anytime there is an update, files are often deleted during that process so they can be replaced with new files or because those files are no longer part of the new version being installed. If an error occurs during this process, it is possible that an application will appear not to be installed because it's broken.
Anyway, most software does at least partially "uninstall" when it is updating, so if the install fails, then it's always possible that an update will have uninstalled something. That's just updates regardless of operating systems, package managers, etc.
-
OP mentioned that it was the Flatpak version, which doesnt add anything to root owned parts of the filesystem.
-
i avoid using flatpaks if i can. recently had to migrate mine from the root partition to home partition cuz they had filled my root partition space.
-
I don’t have any advice for this exact problem but if it’s any consolation Firefox has randomly gotten offended at my video drivers and bricked my build. Multiple times. I use Librewolf when I can now.
That is hilarious though, sending frustrated IT vibes your way in both empathy and hopes it’ll help you reach the critical mass of superstition for the problem to fix itself before you have to threaten to take a hammer to it.
-
And if ever unsure, look up Firefox on flathub; every app page shows the command line instructions for installing and for running it.
-
And that's why I don't use flatpaks. Nothing like that has ever happened to me.
