In this guide I detail how to install Mozilla Firefox as a .deb package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and not as a Snap app.
Ubuntu’s latest version includes Firefox as a Snap app by default. This Snap package is the only version of Firefox included ‘out of the box’. If you run apt install firefox
on Ubuntu 22.04 it won’t install a .deb version as before, but instead fetch a transitional package that installs the Firefox Snap.Don’t get me wrong Snap apps have their pluses, but also a few incumbent negatives:All of these are surmountable; there are command line options to adjust, pause, or delay Snap, Before you go any further you may want to backup/export any important browser settings, bookmarks, and other data new Terminal window: