LXer: Another Debian dust-up with Firefox dependencies – but there is an annoying and awkward workaround
by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5SXN2)
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Debian is having problems with a current version of Firefox that leaves users with a dangerously outdated browser. One of the grey-bearded elders of the Linux distro world, Debian has had issues with Mozilla before. For years, it built its own forks of the Mozilla apps - Iceweasel, Icedove, Iceape, and Iceowl - because of a disagreement over trademark use. But this time the issues are technical rather than legal.
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Debian is having problems with a current version of Firefox that leaves users with a dangerously outdated browser. One of the grey-bearded elders of the Linux distro world, Debian has had issues with Mozilla before. For years, it built its own forks of the Mozilla apps - Iceweasel, Icedove, Iceape, and Iceowl - because of a disagreement over trademark use. But this time the issues are technical rather than legal.
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