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sebigbos
Asked: 2024-09-29 23:21:14 +0800 CST

firefox and firefox esr at the same time

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I have firefox from ppa on kubuntu 22.04. Now I want to install firefox esr additionally. Without mixing up with the already installed normal firefox. There is a thread here already but it doesn´t say how to do it....;)

edit: snap is not an option because the plugin I want to use on it only works with firefox-esr installed via apt

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  1. Best Answer

    I use the mozillateam ppa which provides both packages, firefox and firefox-esr.

    I just tested and installed firefox-esr with sudo apt install firefox-esr.

    This will not mix up with your previous firefox-installation. The profiles for firefox-esr are stored in a seperate folder:

    • firefox uses ~/.mozilla/firefox
    • firefox-esr uses ~/.mozilla/firefox-esr
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  2. Use the Snap firefox package for your second install.

    Your Firefox profile will be stored in a different location when using the Snap package. Each Firefox will have different profiles that cannot see each other, preventing "mixing up".

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