$ sudo add-apt-repository -remove ppa:mozillateam/ppa $ sudo rm /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox Removal: In case you want to uninstall the PPA version and get rid of the repo you added, execute the following commands, and then you can go back to installing the Snap package if you’d like. Now install Firefox from PPA by using the ordinary apt commands (these same commands can also be used to update Firefox): $ sudo apt update $ echo -e ' Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1002' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox The next command will configure your system to prefer the Firefox version available in the PPA rather than falling back to the Snap version when you try to install Firefox. You will also need to execute the following apt purge command to get rid of the wrapper that points to the Snap package. Next, you will need to remove the Firefox Snap package, as it will cause a conflict.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa Here is how to remove the Firefox Snap and install Firefox from Mozilla PPA instead. The Mozilla developers have their own Mozilla PPA which allows Ubuntu users to install the latest release of Firefox. You can either install Firefox via the Mozilla PPA (recommended method) or install Firefox from the official web download. You have two options when replacing the Firefox Snap on Ubuntu. Other users have also reported a sluggish experience using the Firefox snap and wish to restore the classic installation of Firefox.

Unfortunately, you can’t install Firefox from Ubuntu’s software repo with the apt command anymore, as it simply reinstalls Snapd and then installs the Firefox Snap again. Some users simply do not like Snapd, and choose to remove it.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to remove the Firefox Snap and install Firefox as a normal software package on Ubuntu. Starting with Ubuntu 22.04, Firefox comes installed as a Snap package by default.

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