How to Install and Uninstall firefox Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 06,2024

You can also install and uninstall the firefox on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "firefox" package

Please follow the instructions below to install firefox on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                firefox
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "firefox" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall firefox on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                firefox
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firefox package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: firefox
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: web
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 255
Provides: gnome-www-browser, iceweasel, www-browser, x-www-browser
Pre-Depends: debconf, snapd
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: firefox-dbg (<< 1:1snap1), firefox-dev (<< 1:1snap1), firefox-geckodriver (<< 1:1snap1), firefox-mozsymbols (<< 1:1snap1)
Replaces: firefox-dbg (<< 1:1snap1), firefox-dev (<< 1:1snap1), firefox-geckodriver (<< 1:1snap1), firefox-mozsymbols (<< 1:1snap1)
Filename: pool/main/f/firefox/firefox_1snap1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 72292
MD5sum: 4cfb8522595425213edbd3440dfaab6c
SHA1: ec27ebd8fca2d918add69c94f1163b593fd4fb66
SHA256: ddccd2ef5cc7291364ab4998e57d684aac993488ae561bb67ed31ddb617659cc
SHA512: 35cb18af47666668b77357132f7786946fe2f90abba2fc5abd55f73124de672645a07ac97a6e12ca66b77d892f07356f3a69d8c321b5b657b39419b146681f2a
Description: Transitional package - firefox -> firefox snap
Description-md5: 28593f0f24b1284477e30b88c6717ba4
Task: xubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-desktop