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The fact that firefox updates when I open it instead of when I close it. Has to be the most annoying feature ever. (lemy.lol)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I mean like why? Just open and update when I'm done that's what every other browser does. Stop making me wait to use the Internet firefox!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Shouldn't it update exactly when you want on Linux, because it's done by your package manager?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Would installing Firefox on winget solve OPs problem, assuming they are on Windows?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Not likely. Windows doesn’t like modifying open files, so the installer would probably request you close Firefox. Linux will happily change the in-use files underneath the browser, Firefox notices and prompts you to restart the browser when you open a new tab.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I know when I update Firefox with pamac that when I next open it it's going to need to update. It takes 3 seconds and restores my open tabs afterwards. It's really not so bad.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it's done by the package and when you configure it to, which in practice is right now.

Actually, that's one of the things Ubuntu got right with Snap (hate is as much as you want). They install the new version in the background without interrupting your flow. The next time, you close Firefox and choose to open it again....tada... it's the new version.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I think Flatpak does that too, no?