Firefox is Finally Providing Deb Package for Debian

[FraterLinux]

Firefox is Finally Providing Deb Package for Debian and Ubuntu Users
Mozilla Firefox has a new native package available for Linux.

The Firefox DEB package promises better performance due to Mozilla's advanced compiler-based optimizations and hardened binaries with all security flags enabled during compilation.

Plus, you'll have access to the latest stable updates as quickly as possible and you'll no longer need to restart Firefox after updating it.

https://news.itsfoss.com/mozilla-firefox-deb/

[Adrian]

That's the package that we have in our repos, you don't have to add another source to get it.

[FraterLinux]

That's the package that we have in our repos, you don't have to add another source to get it.

When did the change occur? Do you have the link announcing the change to vanilla Firefox in the MX repo?

[FraterLinux]

I compared the two deb packages. They are the same version, but they are not the same binary.

Vanilla Firefox:


MX Firefox:


MX Firefox depends on libpango1.0, but Vanilla Firefox does not.

I come to the conclusion that anyone who wants to try Vanilla Firefox needs to add a Mozilla repo.

[FullScale4Me]

MX Firefox depends on libpango1.0, but Vanilla Firefox does not.

Googleing......

...Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text, with an emphasis on internationalization...

and you concluded by some reason?

I come to the conclusion that anyone who wants to try Vanilla Firefox needs to add a Mozilla repo.

Please explain why MX choosing to enhance non-English speaking users' experience is bad. Take all the time you need!

[FraterLinux]

I did not say that. I presented news that Mozilla now offers a Deb package for Debian. Anyone who wants to use the official version as planned by Mozilla can try the Vanilla version.

[Eadwine Rose]

Mind making those images a bit smaller. Max sizes stated in the forum rules, thanks.

[kmathern]

I added the mozilla apt repository for firefox

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$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1
  Candidate: 122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1
  Version table:
 *** 122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1 500
        500 http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo bookworm/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     122.0~build2 500
        500 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla/main amd64 Packages

They both have libpango1.0 as a depend, and the deb package from Mozilla has several other depends which the MX package doesn't list (maybe it should?)

Mozilla's:

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$ apt-cache show firefox=122.0~build2 | grep ^Depends
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.17), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.5.12), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.13.7), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxcb-shm0, libxcb1, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.4.0), libxrender1

MX's :

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$ apt-cache show firefox=122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1 | grep ^Depends
Depends: libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.32.0), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.30.0), pulseaudio | apulse | pipewire, libavcodec59 | libavcodec-extra59 | libavcodec58 | libavcodec-extra58

[FraterLinux]

Mind making those images a bit smaller. Max sizes stated in the forum rules, thanks.

Could you give me tips on how to post smaller images?

[FraterLinux]

I added the mozilla apt repository for firefox

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$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1
  Candidate: 122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1
  Version table:
 *** 122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1 500
        500 http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo bookworm/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     122.0~build2 500
        500 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla/main amd64 Packages

They both have libpango1.0 as a depend, and the deb package from Mozilla has several other depends which the MX package doesn't list (maybe it should?)

Mozilla's:

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$ apt-cache show firefox=122.0~build2 | grep ^Depends
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.17), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.5.12), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.13.7), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxcb-shm0, libxcb1, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.4.0), libxrender1

MX's :

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$ apt-cache show firefox=122.0~mozillabinaries-1mx23+1 | grep ^Depends
Depends: libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.32.0), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.30.0), pulseaudio | apulse | pipewire, libavcodec59 | libavcodec-extra59 | libavcodec58 | libavcodec-extra58

Maybe it's just suggested? After I installed Vanilla Firefox I ran:

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$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading status information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
   libpango1.0-0
0 packages updated, 0 new packages installed, 1 to be removed and 0 not updated.
After this operation, 34.8 kB of disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database... 451826 currently installed files and directories.)
Removing libpango1.0-0:amd64 (1.50.12+ds-1) ...