• boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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    1 month ago

    Fixing their damn sandbox would be something truly useful.

    Implementing a fork server so Flatpak AND Android Firefox can stop being fucking insecure for no reason.

  • PushButton@lemmy.world
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    Wow, they are going to zip it with a different algo. That’s fucking amazing!

    Faster installation, I don’t know what I will do with all that extra time!

    Plus, faster downloads, that’s even more free time.

    Mozilla really know how to innovate.

    Best company evvvvaaarrr

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    1 month ago

    The .tar.xz format decompresses more than twice as fast as .tar.bz2, allowing you to get up and running in no time

    $ time tar xjf firefox-134.0b3.tar.bz2 
    
    real    0m9.045s
    user    0m8.839s
    sys     0m0.450s
    
    $ time tar xJf firefox-135.0a1.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.xz                                                
    
    real    0m4.903s
    user    0m4.677s
    sys     0m0.510s
    

    Nice! Presumably it’d be twice as fast if disk was infinitely fast or something. Unfortunately by testing this I’ve already used up a hundred times more time than I’ll ever save as a result of it.

  • Lucy :3@feddit.org
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    Who’s not using a package manager? Except for LFS, for which you should compile it yourself.

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      I don’t. I have installed Firefox manually for many years across several distros now, albeit for different reasons. For example:

      • Debian only has Firefox ESR in the Bookworm repo. I want the latest mainline version.

      • Bazzite only offers it via Flatpak, which breaks functionality I need such as native messaging.

      I see no problem installing it manually. It keeps itself updated and has caused me zero problems.

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      On Ubuntu I use the tar.bz2 version to not have to deal with snaps or extra repositories. Also on Debian Stable to get the latest version.

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        I use the flatpak on Fedora but have used the tar version in the past because the package managed version is hijacked with stupid Redhat bookmarks and homepage that loves to return after being removed randomly.

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        If you don’t want to deal with snaps being forced down your throat, why are you still on Ubuntu?

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    Why do they not just ship normal packages (.deb, .rpm, etc.) or an official flatpak that functions properly?

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      I think the “etc” shows how f***ed up it might be to package for every single distro. Releasing a tar with no extra bloat and letting each community doing its own things over it is probably one of the best approaches?

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        1 month ago

        But it makes finding a properly functioning official package more difficult for newer users, and really the etc. was superfluous. You only really need .deb, .rpm, and whatever arch uses. There is a flatpak, but it doesn’t work properly.

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    Interesting, I always assumed they would be using a pretty optimal algorithm with their .tar.bz2 format, because they obviously benefit quite a bit from smaller downloads. Good to know that .tar.xz is actually better.

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    What? More compression?

    Here I am wondering why in 2024 we don’t have the option to automatically decompress downloaded files like Apple users supposedly can.

    Ahh well, I guess that’s why these designers don’t work for apple. They’re not good enough.