Missing Firefox

Asked Apr 12 '23 at 23:12

Active Apr 12 '23 at 23:12

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I'm new to Ubuntu but familiar with Red Hat derivatives.

After installing, then updating a fresh installation of Ubuntu, Firefox disappeared. I search for it but could not find it, even though it was listed under default applications. I tried launching it via the command prompt without any success.

I googled this at best I could and learned about something named Snap. I decided to use snap to reinstall Firefox without it without any success. I went ahead and used snap to uninstall the invisible Firefox (just in case). I then used apt to reinstall it. A few days after it disappeared again.

I assumed this was due to automatic updates so I disabled that. I then went ahead and use apt to reinstall it. Hopefully it holds this time.

Can anyone explain why this happened or is happening?

asked Apr 12 '23 at 23:12

Charles A. Halsall

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Which version of Ubuntu are you using? I can't reproduce your problem. – user68186 Apr 12 '23 at 23:15
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Does this answer your question? How do I report a bug? – karel Apr 12 '23 at 23:51
Check if theres non snap version. Try "sudo apt install firefox" – petep Apr 13 '23 at 00:44
I'm using Ubuntu 22.
As I explained above, I did install the non-snap version only to have it disappear (probably after an update). Since I have disabled updates it's still there.
– Charles A. Halsall Apr 15 '23 at 17:33

Missing Firefox

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