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 ### Ubuntu
 
+Note: The PPA recommendation is for firejail itself; it should be fine to
+install firetools and firejail-related tools directly from the distribution as
+they tend to be updated less frequently and may not be in the PPA.
+
 For Ubuntu 18.04+ and derivatives (such as Linux Mint), users are **strongly
 advised** to use the
 [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~deki/+archive/ubuntu/firejail).