Firefox 143.0.4 (64-bit) on my Clean Install Fedora 43...?

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I clean installed Fedora 43 Workstation and have Firefox 143.0.4 (64-bit)… :thinking:

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it’s stuck in updates-testing. Run the command shown in
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-2d70cfaa80

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Thanks still learning about all these Fedora areas to check… :bluethumb:

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More complete answer is, Firefox received new update while Fedora 43 was already in the freezer, and thus couldn’t be included.

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This explains why Firefox 144 is not included in the ISO images.
It should have been pushed to stable after the freeze was lifted. And it’s still in testing, for no obvious reason, except perhaps for trivial reasons, it seems.
In the meantime, Firefox144.0.2 was released on Tuesday with security fixes.

you can get it here from copr

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I hate to sound negative about the slow Firefox updates, but this is 1 positive reason for the Flatpak version (quicker update for high CVE security reasons)

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Usually , it runs much more smoothly. The firefox maintainer submitted a build for version 144.0.2 yesterday, but it failed. In such cases, I check Bojan’s FF copr and install his version if available.

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That’s why i use flathub version :slight_smile: Browsers aren’t something that should be ever outdated.

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I am not getting involved in the flatpak browser discussion. nope.

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I didn’t asked you to get involved (in the flatpak discourse) tho

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You mean the Fedora version runs smoother…? Yes, I have noticed that too in journalctl… :slightly_smiling_face:

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and yet you still had to rub it in my face, didn’t you? :slight_smile:

Another solution to this ‘problem’ would be to use the official Firefox downloads . That’s my preferred solution for Thunderbird.

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no the build, test, push to stable process.

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Oh cool - like direct from Firefox - like when I do the Fedora ISO checksum thing… Never tried that yet… Time for some fun, or heartache… :laughing:

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Flathub package is also straight from Mozilla. Except it also comes with sandbox you don’t need to worry about dependecies - it’s all taken care for you.

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I’m also using the version from the Thunderbird website, because I don’t want to use the ESR release. Maybe I should use Firefox from the Firefox website also? :thinking: