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I'm on Ubuntu so I'm also using the tarballs. I wouldn't want to have to update it manually every time, though. Instead, I've extracted Firefox into ~/.local/op

I'm on Ubuntu so I'm also using the tarballs. I wouldn't want to have to update it manually every time, though. Instead, I've extracted Firefox into ~/.local/opt/firefox and the auto-updater works as expected. I'll definitely switch to the apt distribution down the line, though. Package management is one of the main reasons why I use Linux in the first place.

ploxiln 3y ago
Yeah, that's a fine choice, to also get the Windows/Mac self-update experience ... as a somewhat philosophical matter, I don't like apps that self-update, I prefer if it's mostly impossible for the app to modify itself, and reserved for some separate privileged mechanism. (So the apt package repo way is also good, given a trustworthy source providing the desired versions.)
AnonCoward42 3y ago
Beware that on Ubuntu the apt version is actually only a shim to the snap install. (Edit: at least on latest LTS and above and default repositories)
- Sander_Marechal 3y ago
  I think OP meant switching to the Mozilla APT when they offer stable alongside nightly. Not switching to the snap-ed Ubuntu version.
  - blacksmith_tb 3y ago
    They do offer the beta channel[1], if that's not too edgy. 1: https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-next https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-n...
- jeroenhd 3y ago
  Indeed, that's why I switched to extracted binaries now and why I'm hoping to go back to Mozilla's own repo soon.
- DistractionRect 3y ago
  Yeah, the switch was super apparent to me because the snap version is painfully slow to open and sluggish in general. Switching back to binaries was night and day.
jancsika 3y ago
Why switch? You're currently already using Firefox's own auto-updater. Since you've already done the manual set up, Debian's package manager would add nothing AFAICT.
- jeroenhd 3y ago
  I have two users on my system so I have two auto-updating Firefoxes which is slightly annoying. I also use Timeshift to take snapshots every time I update software, so the more software I can integrate into that, the better. The auto-updater is better than Snap, but I'd rather use as few alternative package management solutions as possible.

ploxiln 3y ago

Yeah, that's a fine choice, to also get the Windows/Mac self-update experience ... as a somewhat philosophical matter, I don't like apps that self-update, I prefer if it's mostly impossible for the app to modify itself, and reserved for some separate privileged mechanism. (So the apt package repo way is also good, given a trustworthy source providing the desired versions.)

AnonCoward42 3y ago

Beware that on Ubuntu the apt version is actually only a shim to the snap install. (Edit: at least on latest LTS and above and default repositories)

Sander_Marechal 3y ago
I think OP meant switching to the Mozilla APT when they offer stable alongside nightly. Not switching to the snap-ed Ubuntu version.
- blacksmith_tb 3y ago
  They do offer the beta channel[1], if that's not too edgy. 1: https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-next https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/firefox-n...
jeroenhd 3y ago
Indeed, that's why I switched to extracted binaries now and why I'm hoping to go back to Mozilla's own repo soon.
DistractionRect 3y ago
Yeah, the switch was super apparent to me because the snap version is painfully slow to open and sluggish in general. Switching back to binaries was night and day.

jancsika 3y ago

Why switch? You're currently already using Firefox's own auto-updater. Since you've already done the manual set up, Debian's package manager would add nothing AFAICT.

jeroenhd 3y ago
I have two users on my system so I have two auto-updating Firefoxes which is slightly annoying. I also use Timeshift to take snapshots every time I update software, so the more software I can integrate into that, the better. The auto-updater is better than Snap, but I'd rather use as few alternative package management solutions as possible.