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su - droidmaster
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3. Install the desktop environment:
3. Disable snapd once before installing a desktop environment. It cannot be used inside Termux without a specialized setup.

* XFCE4

```
apt install xubuntu-desktop -y
```

* Remove snap it cannot be used inside termux without a specialized setup.

```
cat <<EOF | tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
# To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of Snap,
# this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT.
# For more information: https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/snap.html
Expand All @@ -110,24 +102,18 @@ Pin-Priority: -10
EOF
```

4. Install the desktop environment:

* KDE PLASMA
* XFCE4

```
apt install kubuntu-desktop -y
apt install xubuntu-desktop -y
```

* Remove snap it cannot be used inside termux without a specialized setup.
* KDE PLASMA

```
cat <<EOF | tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
# To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of Snap,
# this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT.
# For more information: https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/snap.html
Package: snapd
Pin: release a=*
Pin-Priority: -10
EOF
apt install kubuntu-desktop -y
```

* CINNAMON
Expand All @@ -136,19 +122,6 @@ EOF
apt install ubuntucinnamon-desktop
```

* Remove snap it cannot be used inside termux without a specialized setup.

```
cat <<EOF | tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
# To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of Snap,
# this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT.
# For more information: https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/snap.html
Package: snapd
Pin: release a=*
Pin-Priority: -10
EOF
```

## 🦊 Install Firefox
Note I used the official Mozilla [support page](https://support.mozilla.or/g/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended) for the content below.

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