Firefox uninstalled itself :|
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That he prefers Edge's mother's cooking.
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When the questions you ask chatGPT even offend the browser you're using!
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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
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Does this mean everytime there's an update, Firefox will get uninstalled? .. That's a serious flaw
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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.
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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.
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OP mentioned that it was the Flatpak version, which doesnt add anything to root owned parts of the filesystem.
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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.
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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.
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And if ever unsure, look up Firefox on flathub; every app page shows the command line instructions for installing and for running it.
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And that's why I don't use flatpaks. Nothing like that has ever happened to me.
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As someone formerly involved in security at the enterprise OS development scope, I consider one less Flatpak to be an improvement in security and consistency.
Well done!
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I use Flatpaks because they're supposedly more sandboxed thus more secure, especially in something that is exposed to the Internet like a web browser, I need all the sandboxing I can get..
I wish it doesn't happen again, because I spent 2 hours tweaking Firefox, importing data to my extensions and some of them I have to configure manually..
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wow, really? That contradicts everything i heard about Flatpaks
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Actually, in the case of a web browser, Flatpak weakens both Firefox's and Chromium's internal sandboxing, possibly allowing for breaking of cross-site or site-host boundaries. Firefox is even weaker then Chromium as a Flatpak because it can't use the zypak fork server.
For basically any other app, Flatpak can be beneficial as a sandbox.
Basically, don't sandbox browsers because its like wearing 2 condoms. The only sandboxing tool I know that doesn't interfere with the browser's sandbox (and also doesnt allow for the possibility of privilege escalation, like Firejail) is Bubblejail
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people say this all the time but the reasons they give are always nonsense in my experience, sandboxing alone makes flatpak betteh
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Firefox is still extremely messy on Linux. It’s split between multiple platform types (flatpak, deb, snap) and I’ve seen multiple parts start to branch off on their own due to some fault. It’s really weird. Can’t even describe it. Why can’t they just do things simply.
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Damn, that's tough. Have you heard about our lord and savior Ubuntu and it's blessed snap version of Firefox?
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Fedora discourages updating through the CLI.
