[kwlug-disc] Xubuntu 24.04 LTS Minimal is snap free

[Ron]

William Park via kwlug-disc wrote on 2026-03-01 13:25:

> But, when you upgrade Firefox later, and it pulls in snap as 
> dependencies, no?

Create file:

/etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla

## Firefox - use /snap/ for regex:
## ensure priority is below any apt-from-PPA:
Package: firefox*
Pin: version /snap/
Pin-Priority: -10


## Thunderbird
## ensure priority is below any apt-from-PPA:
Package: thunderbird*
Pin: version /snap/
Pin-Priority: -10


Running `apt policy firefox` is handy for determining where packages 
will be installed / upgraded from.