Firefox web browser listed twice on application "Internet" menu

[Leó Kolbeinsson]

Testing Jammy daily ISO 03-03-2022 https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/429/builds/245122/testcases/1701/results

Firefox web browser listed twice on application "Internet" menu

See attached screenshot

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: lubuntu-default-settings 22.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-18.18-generic 5.15.12
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu78
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Fri Mar 4 09:49:23 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220303)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: lubuntu-default-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1963672

[KGIII (uninvolved)]

It's listed in lsblk output and in apt policy firefox output.

Does this mean that the "regular" (as in standard repository method) and snap application are both installed?

Anyhow, I am able to confirm that it's the same here on my 20220303 build.

Of course, this build is a bit wonky to begin with. It didn't show up until today. One download started at 75% and the other started as 1% (using zsync on two different devices). So, who knows what's going on?

[KGIII (uninvolved)]

Also, the icons are slightly different.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

I'll just add (another?) confirmation

`apt-cache policy firefox` (97.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1) shows deb installed
`snap list` shows snap firefox (97.0.1-1) installed too

[KGIII (uninvolved)]

It's still there in today's daily (20220305.1) and this time I decided to go a step further.

If you 'sudo snap remove firefox' the uppermost Firefox icon is removed from the menu (and the snap app Firefox is removed, obviously). The more traditional Firefox installation remains usable and in the menu.

So, yeah... We can safely conclude that it's a snap app and the traditional app.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

This is occurring with the Ubuntu jammy Desktop (canary) ISO too

It can result in multiple firefox entries appearing on the dock (one for snap & one for firefox) which makes finding where your window/tab is more difficult, and there is no way to differentiate which is which in the default GNOME window

eg.

Hitting Activities and entering "fire" in the search and two entries appear

This means the PACKAGE the bug is filed against is wrong; but I'm unsure currently what to change it too; thus no change.

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Tested Ubuntu Mate Jammy daily ISO 08-03-2022 and this occuring there as well - double Firefox entries on the application menu.

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Tested Lubuntu Jammy daily ISO 11-03-2022
and Firefox appears twice on application menu

1. the deb - Firefox ver 97.0.1
2. the snap - Firefox ver 98.0

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

To answer a (support) query on UF today I booted a recent

Ubuntu-MATE jammy install

Install recorded on ISO QA tracker at 2022-03-10 22:00 - http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/429/builds/245310/testcases/1300/results

and present were two firefox entries; snap & deb both installed.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

I saw earlier today discussion on #ubuntu-desktop (https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2022/03/22/%23ubuntu-desktop.html) where I wonder if item at 08:59 may hold something rather useful

oSoMoN: see https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mozillateam/firefox/firefox.jammy/view/head:/firefox#L34 08:59

If it does; Ubuntu-MATE maybe won't be impacted by this issue in a day or so, and we should chase this up with oSoMoN to include us (& Ubuntu canary ISO)

I'm getting (on my primary box; running GNOME currently)

guiverc@d960-ubu2:/de2900/lubuntu_64$ echo $(xdg-settings get default-web-browser)
firefox_firefox.desktop

which differs to what I get on a daily booted on hp 8200 (lubuntu jammy)
"firefox.desktop"

Is there something here??

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

In a Lubuntu Jammy test -

I opened Muon package manager and found "firefox transitional package" text - this is a transitional dummy package.It can be safely removed.Firefox is now replaced by the firefox snap.

I removed it and the result was only one Firefox entry on the application menu.
Opened the remaining Firefox entry and it was 98.0.2 - mozilla firefox snap for Ubuntu ...

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

I zsync'd the ubuntu-desktop-CANARY ISO and still two menu firefox entries are present there.. alas I didn't check ISO date on boot (IMG/ISO issues currently). I suspect given date on ISO it's not current
-rw------- 1 guiverc guiverc 4.1G Mar 21 09:25 jammy-desktop-canary-amd64.iso

Ubuntu-MATE ISO does NOT have this issue on ISO 2022-03-25, only a single firefox entry exists there.

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Testing Lubuntu Daily Jammy ISO 20220329.1

Tested 2 machines and this no longer a problem - only the Firefox snap installed and one entry on application menu.

[Sean Davis (bluesabre)]

I'm seeing this issue with Xubuntu 20220329.1.

[Sean Davis (bluesabre)]

I no longer see this on Xubuntu, live or installed.