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    [–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 90 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

    Yup, it's an Ubuntu thing.

    No idea why someone would run Ubuntu and then be surprised that snaps are enabled.

    EDIT:
    Yes, I already knew that Canonical keeps re-enabling snaps even if you uninstall/disable it - my original statement still stands.

    [–] HouseWolf@pawb.social 68 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

    It's not that they're enabled, it's that they can re-enable themselves after updates even if the users disables Snaps and removes snapd.

    Had this issue with Ubuntu on my Dads laptop before I switched it to Debian.

    [–] jqubed@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Sounds like something Microsoft would do!

    [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

    You didn’t hear that Microsoft is getting into Linux? They’re going to call it mi-cux

    [–] PixeIOrange@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

    Its something capitalism does.

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    Ubuntu is propped up by Microsoft (Azure)

    [–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

    @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com posted a how-to to get rid of snap permanently by using apt pinning:

    https://lemmy.nowsci.com/comment/14911535

    [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 3 days ago

    My first mention. I'm honored.

    [–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    404 :/

    [–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    Strange. The link no longer works for me either. Anyway, it's here under this post:

    Debian is just Ubuntu before they add Snap.

    Or, remove snap from Ubuntu:
    …

    [–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    No idea why someone would run Ubuntu. Full Stop.

    [–] janus2@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    work requirement πŸ˜”

    [–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    Still better than windows.

    [–] janus2@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

    absolutely

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    From my experience it is people who used Linux 15 years ago and are just now coming back

    They missed the part where Ubuntu enshitified

    [–] gigachad@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

    For me it was the entry point, I heard everywhere it is the "beginners distro". That was about 4 years ago, now sentiment changed and people are recommending Mint instead.

    [–] tsugu@gregtech.eu 2 points 2 days ago

    This is a post I made on r/BuyFromEU a few months ago. Could help you understand why would someone use it.

    Despite its relative skewed reputation among online Linux enthusiast, Ubuntu has remained the most downloaded and support Linux distribution to this day.

    These are my reasons for picking this distro specifically:

    1. A unique user interface. A common theme I noticed on this subreddit is recommending Linux Mint as a drop in replacement for Windows due to its similar UI - this is perfectly valid but I appreciate Ubuntu's unique layout and workflow. I got used to it very quickly and I now can't even use Windows without placing my taskbar on the left.

    Tap the Windows (super) key once to bring up all of your running apps on the workspace, tap it twice to bring up the app launcher. This makes a lot of sense and makes it easier to navigate the open apps for me.

    I could write about a lot more things I like about its UI, such as how you can just start typing inside of the file manager to start searching, but the point is that a different UI from Windows doesn't mean you can't ever get used to it or like it. One thing I really love is notifications appearing on the top of the screen just like on Android/ios. It's a small thing but they count too.

    1. Long term support. Have you ever felt like you just want to keep using your Windows PC until it dies and only receive security updates? Every Ubuntu is supported for 10 years and you can always select that you want to install security updates only. I have a laptop with Ubuntu 22.04 and it's still running just fine, and it will keep doing so until 2032.

    By default you get 5 years of support, and to get the other 5 you have to make an account and attach your device to it. I know, I know, accounts are bad because Microsoft is ran by morons who won't let you even boot up your device without one, but the company behind Ubuntu has to live somehow. They wouldn't be able to get money from companies who run thousands of workstations if everyone got such long support for free. Companies pay for it, you as an individual get it for free. No personal data are required either.

    1. Personality. Yes, it is subjective, hence the title of this post. The purple and orange color scheme is iconic, they even have their own font, every new version is named after some animal with a unique wallpaper made just for it. When watching videos I sometimes notice a computer with Ubuntu on it, and can pinpoint what version that is, what was special about it.

    I dug deeper and discovered that in the past Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, tried making a phone which failed. It had a user interface which would be used across both the desktop and mobile phones. But it turns out the community (UBPorts) is keeping it alive. The fact that a company tried launching a phone and failed doesn't make Ubuntu a better operating system than let's say Debian or Fedora. I just feel like it's a very unique company with a rich history that's fun to learn about.

    The elephant in the room, the snap package manager

    Yes, Ubuntu partially switched to this form of software distribution. If you don't even know what a package manager is, you can ignore this. I'm including this section because someone will eventually mention it in the comments. Snaps aren't bad or evil by any means. If you heard that they are bad, I encourage you to give this a read and then make your own opinion instead of parroting whatever someone said.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/s/HiWHfrAeSH

    [–] BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

    ...needs of shoe-horning linux on to microsoft device :(

    [–] moobythegoldensock 3 points 3 days ago

    Exactly. If you’re an Ubuntu user and don’t mind snaps, great. If you’re an Ubuntu user and hate snaps, why not just use one of the thousand other distros out there that don’t have snap?

    [–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    On Ubuntu, even if you remove all snaps and snapd, apt commands are hijacked and will reinstall everything if you touch certain packages. The better solution is to not use anything from Canonical.

    [–] Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    It's about Snap being an impurgeable rootkit on your machine. It's the same as Onedrive or Copilot on Windows.

    [–] tsugu@gregtech.eu 1 points 2 days ago

    Least insane online Linux user take