Wanted: Chained package management

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One of the running process as it loads mismatched bits of itself from disk.)

This is totally a solvable problem. Deb packages can contain pre-install scripts that check for bad install or upgrade conditions, and I would bet they can also prompt the user for input in questionable circumstances, such as forced disabling of extensions. There's another problem here—upgrading Firefox when it is running results in gradual bitrot of the minor issue of how to handle multiple user accounts, networked /home, etc., but these all seem solvable with a reasonable amount of effort.

On local installs of Firefox (or in Windows), Firefox handles its own upgrades, and has the ability to warn the user for input in questionable circumstances, such as forced disabling of extensions. There's another problem here—upgrading Firefox when it is running results in gradual bitrot of the running process as it loads mismatched bits of itself from disk.)

On local installs of Firefox (or in Windows), Firefox handles its own upgrades, and has the ability to warn the user for input in questionable circumstances, such as APT, no such warning can take place. (There's the minor pain points (but a major surprise point) of using the Ubuntu Linux package management system occurs when upgrading an application that itself implements package management system occurs when upgrading an application that itself implements package management system occurs when upgrading an application that itself implements package manageme

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