Mozilla now releases Firefox as an official debian package

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4 reasons to try Mozilla’s new Firefox Linux package for Ubuntu and Debian derivatives | The Mozilla Blog

Great news for Linux users, after months of testing, Mozilla released today a new package for Firefox on Linux (specifically on Ubuntu, Debian, and any Deb
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Firefox 122 Available With Official Debian Package, Many Web Improvements - Phoronix

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Firefox 122 released with official DEB for Ubuntu - OMG! Ubuntu

Mozilla Firefox 122 has been officially released, with an official Deb package debuting alongside it. Yes: there's now an official Firefox Deb package for
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Native package can do things some sandbox versions can’t (yet)
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Not sure if that's a dig at snap.
 
I like the idea of getting it how Mozilla intended as i never liked how some distros would piddle about with the default settings such as Mints green start page with their search affiliate code added.
 
I run Debian and am in 2 minds about using this. It is intended that Debian is not updated very often (security updates are still applied), to ensure stability and a less annoying user experience (fewer updates to apply). I am happily using ESR, which is currently v115 (https://packages.debian.org/stable/web/firefox-esr) and don't really see too much benefit to this new package that Mozilla are offering. I think I'll stick to my stable ESR version, unless there's actually a really good reason not to?!
 
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