How to uninstall Firefox developer edition?

Question

I tried uninstalling it from Ubuntu software center. It gets uninstalled but if I re-install Firefox (not developer edition) then it switches to Firefox developer edition.

How do I ONLY uninstall Firefox developer but keep the bookmarks, URL etc. saved for the retro Mozilla Firefox browser. I don't want to loose any data while shifting from Firefox developer edition to the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Solution 1

To remove the Firefox Developer Edition from ppa, use ppa-purge.

First close the Firefox Developer Edition, then run the following:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

And then remove the ppa:

sudo ppa-purge ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next

I am not sure if it will keep your Firefox data! But by using Firefox Sync, you can backup everything just in case it deletes everything.

After that remove packages that FDE required, but are no longer needs.

sudo apt-get autoremove

Then reinstall firefox:

sudo apt-get install firefox

Solution 2

Had to uninstall this PPA. The rest of the instructions worked as expected, and my original Firefox profile was restored.

sudo ppa-purge  ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/firefox-aurora

Solution 3

For those who installed firefox developer edition using ubuntu-make, you can delete the symlink ~/.local/share/umake/bin/firefox-developer and the folder ~/.local/share/umake/web/firefox-dev.

If you want to unkinstall umake completely, run

sudo apt-get purge ubuntu-make

And then delete the folder ~/.local/share/umake, as the purge will not remove it.

Comments

[blade19899]

Possible duplicate of Remove Firefox developer edition

[swapnesh]

@blade19899 I checked this thread, before asking and the answer is incomplete Could you clarify that a bit more? What does "via > downloads > next > programs > etc" refer to? Directories?

[blade19899]

How did you install it in the first place?

[swapnesh]

@blade19899 sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and I don't know its ask about the firefox dev edition update and unfortunately I clicked that

[swapnesh]

@blade19899 And from this thread I found the command libre-software.net/how-to-install-firefox-on-ubuntu-linux-mi‌​nt

[blade19899]

I am not aware that the firefox-next had the Firefox Developer edition, in it. But, you can revert to retro firefox, by doing sudo apt-get install ppa-purge and then ppa-purge ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next. It will remove the ppa, and its packages, if your data willbe maintained, that i am not sure of..

[blade19899]

If my answer answered your question, please accept it. If not, Feel free to @blade19899 me.

[Braiam]

Without knowing how you installed it, exactly (not just a link), we can't be sure how to remove it.

[swapnesh]

OMG..its giving me the worst experience with Firefox this time..I run the above mentioned commands..and uninstall FF from ubuntu software center..now If I re install from ubuntu s/w center..its switching to the same developer edition..worst experience with firefox this time:(

[blade19899]

@swapnesh ? If you runned: ppa-purge ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next, Firefox Developer Edition is already removed. Try on top of that: sudo apt-get install firefox. And then reinstall it sudo apt-get install firefox.

[blade19899]

@swapnesh, i will update my question, with further detailed steps to follow.

[blade19899]

@swapnesh I advice you to not do anything, follow the steps i posted on my answer!

[Riyenz]

This works when you install using umake