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I'm running Ubuntu 22.04, Thunderbird is installed as deb package (version 91). I'd like to use the new Thunderbird version 102, which is only available as a snap package.

What will happen if I say sudo snap install thunderbird?

Will my TB config and mail folders be carried over? Will the deb package be removed?

foobar
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Both installations of the app would work independently one from the other. The deb package won't be uninstalled. The snap one won't take the deb config.

You can also have a flatpak alternative, which much more people seem to prefer. Same with a lot of other apps like Firefox or Brave.

Related: How to completely remove snap and replace with flatpak?

Pablo Bianchi
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  • But when upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04, the Firefox deb package was migrated to the snap version without losing any data. Was this a special-made upgrade script from the Ubuntu team? – foobar Aug 01 '22 at 07:40
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    [Yes](https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-firefox-snap-default/), is a controversial decision, already done with Chromium. – Pablo Bianchi Aug 01 '22 at 07:49
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    @foobar in that case, [there's a placeholder apt package](https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/firefox) which causes the installation of the snap package. In a sense, you still have both apt and snap packages installed when upgrading. – muru Aug 01 '22 at 08:29