Removing Firefox from the base image is a frequent request. The main benefit would be easier integration for `openh264` support via a Flatpak extension. This is unfortunately not easy for several reasons: - Firefox as packaged in Flatpak does not cover the same functionality as the RPM/base image installed one - We will have to figure out a migration process for existing users that will "loose" their browser once we remove it from the base image. See: - https://github.com/fedora-silverblue/issue-tracker/issues/288 - https://gitlab.com/fedora/sigs/flatpak/fedora-flatpaks/-/issues/13 Non exhaustive list of things to do to make that happen: - [ ] Implement a fallback default browser that installs Firefox again when no browser is available - [ ] Actual change to include the Flatpak by default in Silverblue & Kinoite - [ ] Migration of settings and data for existing users - [ ] Fedora change request and announcement blog post on the Fedora Magazine - [ ] How will users manage GNOME extensions on Silverblue: - https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/705 - https://github.com/fedora-silverblue/issue-tracker/issues/399 List of optional things that would be good to have: - [ ] Figure out the `openh264` story for the Fedora Flatpak