Is there an estimate for when Firefox will migrate from core22 to core24? Ubuntu 24.04 has been available for a year, yet the Firefox Snap is still based on core22. This older base has known compatibility issues, particularly with NVIDIA drivers (e.g., Bug #1967456). Additionally, Firefox could benefit from updated libraries in core24, such as newer versions of Mesa. It’s unclear why Firefox Snap updates consistently lag behind by at least a year when transitioning to newer core packages.
Isn’t the edge version on core24 already ?
Not sure which core the edge version is using. There is a latest/candidate/core24 channel based on core24, but that seems to only be updated for major versions. For example, currently it is at version 137.0 while the most recent release is 137.0.2.
latest/edge (revision 6045; firefox 139.0a1) is using core24 ; latest/beta (revision 6058, 138.0b9-1) is using core22; latest/candidate/core24 (revision 5964, core24, firefox 137.0-1).
I am not sure how mozilla handles core updates and also the edge channel for firefox. If the revision in the latest/candidate/core24 branch is too old for you, you probably could follow the edge channel. (As edge revision is lower than beta revision i assume mozilla does not publish all their newest builds to edge, but only the core24 builds).
I’d advice using a parallel installation though. Or at least a backup via snap save firefox before refreshing to the latest/edge channel.
Also the discourse may another place to get info; i did not have the feeling that mozilla is very active on the forums
I wish they’d document how they handle the channels in the snap description.