Debian Is Finally Switching to Firefox, After a Decade of Using Iceweasel | Linux Today

Debian Is Finally Switching to Firefox, After a Decade of Using Iceweasel

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Marius Nestor
Mar 12, 2016

The replacement of Iceweasel in Debian GNU/Linux with the real Firefox web browser is a major change, so those using the fork as their main web browser in Debian Unstable should be aware of the fact the Iceweasel packages will be upgraded to the current Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) version.

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Marius Nestor

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