Firefox and Thunderbird as RHEL Flatpaks: What it means for you

Starting with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.2, Firefox and Thunderbird are delivered as Flatpaks by default. If you install RHEL with a graphical desktop, your browser and email client will now come from the Red Hat Flatpak registry instead of traditional RPM Package Managers (RPMs). Here’s what that means in practice and why we think it’s a better experience.What’s changingWhen you install RHEL 10.2 with a GNOME desktop, Firefox and Thunderbird are delivered as Flatpaks as part of the installation process.