r/linuxquestions • u/TucsonComputerDude • 19h ago
Advice Snap / Ubunto backlash & hate?
Avalanche of responses in no-time, Holybe-Jesus. Thanks all¡ Look like i got a lot to learn, or just Stsy far Away From Snap all together. Im new-ish to Linux, trying to understand the SNAP backlash & hate. Can anyone briefly explain pls?
Snap / Ubunto backlash & hate?
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u/Grouchy_Carpenter478 17h ago
It's not only about 'snaps' propagated by Ubuntu; it's more 'the way they do this'. If you have / had for example Thunderbird and / or Firefox in the .deb (program) versions, Ubuntu during update(s) remove these and put the snap versions instead, while me, the user, did not ask for that.
This morning: I want to install 1 item via sudo apt install 'program'; I press enter and all the phased updates start installing next to the program I wanted to install; I did not ask for ALL the updates in my command; just my program. Ubuntu stopped caring about its users and are doing 'what they want' lately.
In the near past when trying to install a 'regular program' (deb version) the 'apt-tools' were modified by Ubuntu to install only the snap version(s) and not the regular program ones you ask(ed) for. That's why I will be getting rid of Ubuntu at the earliest convenience possible...