[Bug 2027828] Re: firefox: No Firefox entry in the Ubuntu MATE menu

[David Hedlund]

** Description changed:

  In Ubuntu MATE 22.04 (upgraded):
  * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox (snap) -- exists (less relevant: it's not added via /usr/share/applications/)
  * Run these steps:
  
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
  
  echo '
  Package: *
  Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
  Pin-Priority: 1001
  
  Package: firefox
  Pin: version 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2
  Pin-Priority: -1
  ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox
  sudo snap remove firefox
  
  * Menu -> Internet -- has been removed
  * Run: sudo apt install firefox
- * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox -- is not added, and /usr/share/applications/Firefox has not been created. Menu -> Internet -- is still removed.
+ * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox -- is not added (and Menu -> Internet -- is still removed). But /usr/share/applications/Firefox has been created
  * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird
- * Menu -> Internet -> Thunderbird Mail -- is added. It is located in /usr/share/applications/Thunderbird Mail
+ * Menu -> Internet -> Thunderbird Mail -- is added. /usr/share/applications/Thunderbird Mail has been created

** Description changed:

  In Ubuntu MATE 22.04 (upgraded):
  * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox (snap) -- exists (less relevant: it's not added via /usr/share/applications/)
  * Run these steps:
  
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
  
  echo '
  Package: *
  Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
  Pin-Priority: 1001
  
  Package: firefox
  Pin: version 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2
  Pin-Priority: -1
  ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox
  sudo snap remove firefox
  
  * Menu -> Internet -- has been removed
  * Run: sudo apt install firefox
  * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox -- is not added (and Menu -> Internet -- is still removed). But /usr/share/applications/Firefox has been created
  * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird
  * Menu -> Internet -> Thunderbird Mail -- is added. /usr/share/applications/Thunderbird Mail has been created
+ 
+ Temporary solution:
+ * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop /home/blues/.local/share/applications/

** Description changed:

  In Ubuntu MATE 22.04 (upgraded):
  * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox (snap) -- exists (less relevant: it's not added via /usr/share/applications/)
  * Run these steps:
  
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa
  
  echo '
  Package: *
  Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
  Pin-Priority: 1001
  
  Package: firefox
  Pin: version 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2
  Pin-Priority: -1
  ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox
  sudo snap remove firefox
  
  * Menu -> Internet -- has been removed
  * Run: sudo apt install firefox
  * Menu -> Internet -> Firefox -- is not added (and Menu -> Internet -- is still removed). But /usr/share/applications/Firefox has been created
  * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird
  * Menu -> Internet -> Thunderbird Mail -- is added. /usr/share/applications/Thunderbird Mail has been created
  
  Temporary solution:
- * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop /home/blues/.local/share/applications/
+ * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/

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