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A comment on Ask HN: semi-old Firefox/Chrome can't update itslf, requires full reinstal, why?.

Re:Ask HN: semi-old Firefox/Chrome can't update itslf, requi... by garydgregory on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @08:56AM (#37061947)
It might be that the browser onky downloads deltas to install and that after a certain point, those deltas either can't be computed or are large enough that a new download is better.
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Re:Ask HN: semi-old Firefox/Chrome can't update itslf, requi... by dist-epoch on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @09:09AM (#37062113)
That would be fine if it did it by itself, and not require you to do it manually.
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