by George Whittaker Mozilla has taken a notable step toward improving Firefox distribution on Linux. An official Firefox RPM package is now available directly from Mozilla for Fedora-style distributions, including Fedora, RHEL-compatible systems, and related derivatives. This move gives users a new, upstream-supported option for installing and maintaining Firefox without relying solely on distro-maintained builds. What’s Changed Until now, users on RPM-based systems typically installed Firefox through their distribution’s repositories. While those packages are usually well-maintained, they can sometimes lag behind Mozilla’s release schedule or include distro-specific patches. With the new official RPM, Mozilla provides: A Firefox build maintained directly by Mozilla Faster access to new releases and security updates A consistent Firefox experience across RPM-based distros Reduced dependency on downstream packaging delays This mirrors the approach Mozilla already uses for official DEB p