i just really hate snap

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[–] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

I've been specifically avoiding Ubuntu because of snaps, instead preferring Ubuntu derivatives that don't use it, like Mint and Pop.

And more recently, trying an entirely different approach with Arch.

And yes - I could get rid of snaps in Ubuntu if I wanted. But everything is just a little more annoying when you are going against the conventions of your distro.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    You could try Debian, it's basically Ubuntu without snaps.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I could.

    Though I suppose it may be semantically more appropriate to say that Ubuntu is Debian with snaps (and with a bunch of other stuff too)

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Thank you! It always irritates me when someone does say Debian is Ubuntu but without XYZ... No, Debian was first. Ubuntu is a Debian child that got molded into something that no Linux should ever be..

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    It's made even worse by some software pretending to be Ubuntu builds but just quietly installing a Snap version instead.

    Looking at you, Firefox. πŸ‘€

    Switched to EndeavourOS a couple of years ago as my main, and its been amazing. No regrets.

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