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  • overcast5348@lemmy.world
    22·
    4 months ago

    It’s been 8+ years since I last used Ubuntu on my laptop. I faced massive issues with staying on the latest version of Firefox because apt had a much older version, and installing using the gui installer wouldn’t replace the apt version etc etc. Probably a PEBKAC issue…

    But, I do want to know- is this not an issue any more? Will apt install the latest (or almost latest) version of Firefox? Can I update it from the inbuilt update tool in Firefox?

    • alvendam@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 months ago

      Can I update it from the inbuilt update tool in Firefox?

      Universally regarded as a bad idea on Ubuntu based distros as far as my research goes.

      Probably a PEBKAC issue…

      Staying on the OTB repos in LTS distros and then complaining about software being slow to update is like staying on the OTB mirror, and then complaining that your download speeds suck.

      I’m a Linux noob through and trough, use Glorious Mint, but like… How to get a newer version of VLC, than distributed by upstream is probably the first thing I figured out how to do.

    • ulterno@lemmy.kde.socialEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      When you choose a distro, you generally choose to follow what the maintainers give you as the “latest”.
      Or you get snap/flatpak/AppImage.

      I, personally, would go with AppImage, probably because I once made some myself and liked them.