Hello all I just started running Linux Mint and I’m trying to install LibreWolf. I ran the commands I was told on the website but it fails every time am I doing something wrong? And how do I fix it thanks!

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Tell us what commands you ran exactly and what the terminal responded.

(Do this in general when asking for Linux help btw. that makes it a bit easier to give a useful reply straight away.)

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As a brand new user, you don’t need to use any commands to install librewolf. Open “Software Manager”, type “libre” in the search bar and install the first result.

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I tried that but it seems to get stuck on the loading screen saying Generating cache, one moment please I’m not sure if it’s just slow or if something is wrong

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I take that back I don’t know what I done to fix it but it’s working now

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It may be worth checking to ensure that your repo mirrors are set to the best ones for your location. This can be done via the update manager.

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You either added their apt repo and installed it via apt, or you installed the Flatpak

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Sometimes, the repos(machines where the software is stored) has a hiccup that causes installs to stall and fail. When that happens, I usually give it another try in an hour or so before bothering to troubleshoot. It pretty much always resolves itself when this happens.

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Install it from your Software Center. It’s really easy and need no command at all.

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I believe I’ve solved the issue thank you all for the help!

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If you have the time please tell us how you solved it, it might be helpful for other people in the future with the same problem.

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Changed methods I used the software manager instead

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Just use the Flatpak, it makes everything much easier:
https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.librewolf-community

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