Trying to remove FireFox

[Liam Proven]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 at 07:37, Grizzly via ubuntu-users
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
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> Did you remove all the snap(ed) apps first, or do you have "snap trash" left?

I did. It is Ubuntu *Server* though, so there are very few. No
desktop. I followed a guide; I don't remember which one but it may
have been:
https://www.simplified.guide/ubuntu/remove-snapd

> That or Brave was my intent (on laptops I also add Tor, just incase)

I advise avoiding Brave. The browser has a nasty history of rewriting
links to financial benefit the project:
https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/

It deals in cryptocurrencies, which is a very bad thing:
https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/brave-earns-secretly-from-his-users-impact-on-the-bat-course-e329f810c5ea
https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

The project is run by a American man who has been involved in anti-gay
marriage activities:
https://www.ft.com/content/461bf398-47ee-11e4-ac9f-00144feab7de

Who paid for a campaign against gay marriage:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26868536

On the other hand, I have noted some IMHO tasteless religious comments
in your email sig before, so perhaps you approve of that. :-(

He is also a COVID "sceptic":
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/business/brave-brendan-eich-covid-19.html

I would not allow this tool anywhere near my computer.

If you want an all-FOSS Blink-based browser with no Google tracking,
there is Chromium in the repos.

If that Google-sponsored product is too much, try Iridium:
https://iridiumbrowser.de/
https://websetnet.net/how-to-install-iridium-browser-on-ubuntu/

Or GNU IceCat:
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/

Vivaldi is also pretty good.
https://vivaldi.com/

But I personally pay for a Google One account, so I use actual Chrome
for Google stuff and Waterfox for the rest.

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