On 20.07.21 23:00 Greg Wooledge wrote:
unicorn:~$ apt-cache show gnome-core | grep firefox
Depends: [...] firefox-esr (>= 78) | firefox (>= 78) | chromium |
chromium-browser | epiphany-browser, [...]
In other words, it only accepts the browsers specifically stated in that
list, and will not permit you to substitute any other.
Exactly. They should simply add "gnome-www-browser | www-browser" and
everybody could be happy. One of the reasons why I prefer Google Chrome,
is that I am already on bullseye and Chromium was (is?) always very
outdated on testing. I know that testing has no security support, but I
need secuity patches in time for a package that is so close to the front
like an internet browser. (And personally, I like the full Google
integration of Chrome.)
I'm not even sure whether you can hack around it using equivs. I know
You can, I remember doing it.
that works for virtual packages like www-browser or mail-transport-agent
but I don't know whether it can be made to lie about having one of those
five specific packages installed.
Using the "provides" field.
Of course, the most obvious answer is "just install firefox-esr, even if
Doing it that way currently. It actually turned out that having a second
browser installed can be handy from time to time (knowing that
firefox-esr in testing is also outdated sometimes).
you don't use it". (Well, second most obvious, after "purge gnome-core".)