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Installing Firefox Linux direct from Mozilla repository failes

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I try to install Firefox directly from the Mozilla repository.

For that, I read the article "Install Firefox on Linux" and followed the install instructions in first chapter "Debian-based distributions" step-by-step. (article https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux)

Unfortunately, with every attempt to install Firefox, the Firefox LinuxMint (Ubundu) package will be still installed. The command to priorise the Mozilla Repository seems to have no influenace.

How can I prevent/avoid to use the LinuxMint/Ubundu repository? I wan't to install and update Firefox direct from Mozilla source.

I'm using Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base (Ubuntu 24.04 noble)

I try to install Firefox directly from the Mozilla repository. For that, I read the article "Install Firefox on Linux" and followed the install instructions in first chapter "Debian-based distributions" step-by-step. (article https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux) Unfortunately, with every attempt to install Firefox, the Firefox LinuxMint (Ubundu) package will be still installed. The command to priorise the Mozilla Repository seems to have no influenace. How can I prevent/avoid to use the LinuxMint/Ubundu repository? I wan't to install and update Firefox direct from Mozilla source. I'm using Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base (Ubuntu 24.04 noble)

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So you are saying you cannot install the Firefox 135.0.1 package from Mint http://packages.linuxmint.com/search.php?release=xia&section=any&keyword=firefox

The Firefox tarball from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/desktop-release/ is basically just an archive as there is no package or installer or such. You just extract and run the firefox-bin to start Firefox is the basics. You can then create a launcher shortcut to the firefox-bin and use a Firefox icon from the /firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/ folder. Btw the mention of chrome in this case has nothing to do with Google Chrome. Oh and make sure the firefox folder has read/write permissions for the user to get internal Firefox updates from Mozilla as a easy way if you are the only user is to have the firefox folder in /home

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I'm sorry, but this was not my question.

Yes, I can install Firefox from LinuxMint-Repository (LinuxMint package manager) - no problem. This installs the LinuxMint version of Firefox. But I will avoid this installation option (this Firefox version!).

Instead of installing Firefox from LinuxMint as repository source, I want to add Mozilla release repository as an alternative package source in LinuxMint package manager. When entering the command "[sudo] apt-get install firefox", LinuxMint should use the Mozilla source for downloading, installung and later updating Firefox. I share the first installation option, the authors describs it their article. Therefore I followed their install instructions step by step.

My problem is: When entering the command "[sudo] apt-get install firefox", the LinuxMint version of Firefox will be installed allways. (But) The behaviour should be: checking, downlading and installing/updating Firefox from Mozilla release repository instead.

Your installation suggestion is one of the last suggestions in that article.

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