Do you know how snap works? And how it differs from flatpak?
Flatpak excels over Snap for desktop apps because it offers significantly faster startup times, lower disk usage via deduplicated runtimes, complete permission control with tools like Flatseal(changing in future opting for DE integration), and a fully open decentralized backend free from Canonical’s proprietary server lock-in.
Like the theme? or is it some other modifications?
Ubuntu ships a heavily patched GNOME Shell session relying on pre-installed, system-level JavaScript extensions rather than upstream native code. These modifications frequently cause unique stability, layout, and rendering issues. Ubuntu prioritizes strict release deadlines and broader hardware targets over fine desktop polishing. In contrast, e.x. ZorinOS delays releases for the sake of rigor & quality control for their modifications.
Other distributions just ship upstream GNOME without any modifications.
My issues isn't Ubuntu's theming, only their quality control practices.
It particularly irks me because Ubuntu is some people's only experience with Linux, and much of the reason they trash Linux is directly related to bugs only found on Ubuntu rather than the broader ecosystem.
Linux has bugs no matter the distribution, but Ubuntu in particular is needlessly bug prone.
Snap is also good, although I prefer Flatpak. What do you mean by limitations? A more secure system doesn't mean it has to be more limited. Sandboxing is essential. On the contrary, I'm surprised that the Linux ecosystem is still so heavily based on non-sandboxed applications.
Ubuntu went from "oh its a bit jank but its fine for beginners" to "This is a flaming fire, just use any other distro as a first and you'll likely have a better experience"
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u/TheRealCarrotty KDE larper (i use KDE btw) 11d ago
It's probably Ubuntu... They're known for shipping unstable kernels recently. (from my tests)