Submitted by Doener23 t3_10p8ke8 in technology
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ottoottootto t1_j6jacjo wrote
After using Ubuntu for a decade I have now made the switch to Debian. There were more and more changes in Ubuntu that I disliked. Snaps feel like an unfinished feature. I am sure they solve a lot of problems, but having my apt-installed Firefox constantly overwritten by the Firefox-Snap was just too much.
Isn't PopOS just an Ubuntu reskin?
GreatBigJerk t1_j6jhgmv wrote
It's a more than a reskin, they've put a lot of work into making the desktop experience better, kind of like Linux Mint. They have a post that explains a little more here: https://support.system76.com/articles/difference-between-pop-ubuntu/
They're also currently working on a GTK replacement.
chem199 t1_j6jyxyr wrote
Pop is great, especially with their hardware. Got a tower from them and was impressed.
MadCervantes t1_j6lgyfk wrote
What if you like gtk though? Why replace it?
froop t1_j6ntka5 wrote
Then use a different distro
MadCervantes t1_j6oa0ea wrote
I'm just asking because I want to know more about gtk and why it might be an issue for some people.
dftyj6tdt4wft5 t1_j6jjdqb wrote
Isn't debian very raw for a desktop OS though?
thatguyonthevicinity t1_j6l1rl7 wrote
yeah, which is a plus or a minus depending on who you ask lol.
twistedLucidity t1_j6jvbn1 wrote
> Snaps feel like an unfinished feature.
Snaps break basic functionality, they're infuriating.
thatguyonthevicinity t1_j6l1wgw wrote
i worked as a dev in a web app team and there's currently a bug where it only happens on firefox installed via snap on ubuntu :(
twistedLucidity t1_j6m7j3o wrote
In my case it's them breaking server tools like Helm due to having hard dependencies on specific locations that may not exist.
contributes_n0thing t1_j6ks4b3 wrote
Snaps and Wayland make Linux infuriating also
MrTimscampi t1_j6mb8ph wrote
Wayland is pretty good now, and the entire stack is getting HDR support fairly soon.
Minor annoyances with Nvidia, which are Nvidiàs fault, but pretty great with amd or intel.
stainedglasseye t1_j6jfkn3 wrote
In industry, it’s still very popular. For instance, I work for a big biotech company and we deploy Ubuntu as the OS in a lot of our instruments.
GreatBigJerk t1_j6ji7uo wrote
I was thinking more for the average desktop user, but yeah it's a standard under the hood for a lot of things.
In software development, it's pretty common to have Ubuntu running under the hood for things like GitHub actions, web services, and now things like Windows WSL.
stainedglasseye t1_j6jppc1 wrote
Yep, this is exactly why we still use it. You’re right for the average desktop user though. I think the more common intro to Linux distro is probably mint nowadays
GreatBigJerk t1_j6j4pap wrote
The free tier thing seems like a pretty good thing for regular people. Is vanilla Ubuntu still popular? Most of the I've looked around, it seems better to use a distro built on Ubuntu like Mint, Pop OS, etc...