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How do I install the standard version of Firefox on Debian?

Debian offers on its repositories and installs by default only Firefox ESR. Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) is a version of the Mozilla browser with greater stability than the “normal” version of the browser. Its major versions (with the addition of new features) are only released once a year, while the normal version has several each year. But it has extensive support that covers the period between two releases plus a few extra weeks. But, it is possible to have the normal version of Firefox on Debian. Here are two ways to have it. Method 1: Install the standard version of Firefox on Debian with Flatpak In my opinion, this is a simple solution to install the standard version of Firefox on Debian since Firefox is available as Flatpak on the Flathub. But, some extensions communicating with other applications (keepassxc-browser, kee, ...) may no longer work. For those who do not know, Flatpak is an independent system for the secure and easy management and distribution of Linux app...

How to install the latest version of Skype on Debian

Here I offer two easy methods to directly install the latest version of Skype on Debian. These methods all allow you to keep your version of Skype up to date in the future. They all have their advantages, so none is better than the other. It is up to you to make your choice. Prerequisite Have a 64-bit version of Dedian. For those with 32 Bits, it is possible to use Skype Web from the Chromium browser (not compatible with Firefox ESR). To find out its architecture (32 or 64 bits), open a terminal and do: uname -m if in response you have x86_64, your system is 64 bit. But if it's i686 or i386, it's 32 bit. So not compatible for Skype… uname -m on Debian 64 bits Method 1: Install Skype on Debian in Debian Format Debian does not offer any Debian package for Skype from its official repositories. Normal, Skype is proprietary software of Microsoft. But the latter offers a repository to install and update Skype which it maintains directly. In fact, the Skype installer, downloadable fro...