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Ubuntu Linux

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Linux for Human Beings.

Ubuntu is a popular Linux operating system for PC / mobile devices, etc.

Developed by Canonical & based on Debian (another older Linux OS) which is known for it's rock solid stability.

Ubuntu is trusted everywhere computing by professionals and common users alike.

https://ubuntu.com/

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[–] ashleythorne@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

I don't get how Canonical is both super invested in snap, doubling down on its use, while simultaneously neglecting it and ignoring obvious issues.

The fact is that while I appreciate many technical aspects of snap, I will never use it again simply because I do not trust Canonical's handling of the store. So much malware has made its way onto the store, remains on the store for extended periods of time, and Canonical has not changed their policies and review process in any meaningful way to stop this from happening.

[–] poinck@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Despite what Alan has written I want the ability to disable snaps in Ubuntu entirely. Are there any options?

[–] Lee@retrolemmy.com 2 points 5 days ago

I wasn't able to do so and ended up switching to Mint in scenarios where I'd have used Ubuntu.