Snap curl vs Native curl

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Hi
Trying to install an alternate browser. It means using curl.
Curl is a snap… and I get an error message since snap
On the web I find that i should do this:
sudo snap remove curl
sudo apt install curl
exec bash
…and try install again
Just checking here with you guys if it is OK… for the not so familiar with CLi that I am.
Thanks
W

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Hi, @Warford

I’m not sure if this is the solution, but I found this.

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Wow! This find seriously undermined my trust in snap ecosystem!

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Yes John it works

  1. uninstall the snap
  2. install the native one
  3. then proceed with relevant install

Useful for others to know that too :+1:

W

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Greetings @Watford ! I’m glad you found “another way”; I’ve never warmed up to either Flatpaks or Snaps; the only alternate format I use is AppImage; otherwise I use distribution packages.

Glad you were able to install curl properly!

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I’m a bit surprised that you didn’t need to do some additional “configuring” to block snaps before attempting to download and install the Debian package.

Wonder why that is the case, when such a strategy is an absolute must to ensure Debian-based Firefox/Thunderbird.

:frowning:

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I don’t even know what Curl is but the .deb (native) version is installed in my UM 24.04 machine(s) by default I assume as I never did it myself.

I’ve always used the Ubuntuzilla apt repo to install both FF and TB. I’ve never had to do anything other than uninstall the snap versions of both,no configuring at all.

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Hey Norm, “curl” is just a tool for downloading, similar to wget, but operates differently. :slight_smile:


Unfortunately, on Ubuntu, because SNAPs get precedence, you have to block SNAP equivalents to ensure Debian-package source is properly “sourced”. Otherwise, you will always get the Ubuntu-preferred SNAP-equivalent package.


Mozilla guidance for direct download:


/etc/apt/preferences.d/firefox-no-snap

Package: firefox*
Pin: release o=Ubuntu*
Pin-Priority: -1

/etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla

Package: *
Pin: origin packages.mozilla.org
Pin-Priority: 1000

Package: firefox*
Pin: release o=Ubuntu
Pin-Priority: -1

/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc

( obtained via the command:

wget -q https://packages.mozilla.org/apt/repo-signing-key.gpg -O- | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc > /dev/null

)

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Great explanation @ericmarceau! This is an excellent example of something that I might be able to search and locate, but it’s a piece of information that I didn’t have stored in my nearly full personal memory bank!

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