Not sure what others are doing to use Ubuntu (23.04) without snaps, but this is what I am doing:

  • for Firefox I found a guide here
  • for chromium I am actually using the Linux Mint packages (which work absolutely fine), and I have just set up a small repository I can add to apt:
deb [arch=amd64 allow-insecure=yes] http://snapless.cmeerw.net victoria upstream
  • this just syncs from Linux Mint and only republishes chromium in the Packages file (with downloads redirected to a Linux Mint mirror). BTW, I am not signing these…

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He mentioned wanting more up to date packages. I like debian stable, but it’s not exactly known for being the latest and greatest.

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He can get single packages from a different source without sacrificing the whole system

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I wouldn’t consider using testing a sacrifice.

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Irrational FOMO

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