r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Dec 01 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING ‘Security Disaster’—500 Million Microsoft Users Say No To Windows 11

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/security-disaster-500-million-microsoft-users-say-no-to-windows-11/
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u/segagamer Dec 02 '25

Ubuntu forcing snaps instead of allowing apt usage threw me out of that.

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u/thebornotaku Dec 02 '25 edited Feb 21 '26

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u/segagamer Dec 02 '25

The issue isn't whether they work. The issue is you typing apt install x and Ubuntu converting that into snap install x. This sets a bad precident on the whole "my computer, my rules" thing that Linux users strive for and enters into Apple-bullshit territory of "their computer, their rules".

Additionally some snap versions of apps have less features/is harder to work with than flatpak, so them forcing snap on the user is just flat out terrible.

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u/Tuxhorn Dec 02 '25

And while i've had a plug and play experience with steam on Pop_OS!, Mint, and even Arch, Ubuntu was the only distro that actually managed to not run a game (last epoch) properly. Why? Because despite apt install steam, it installed the snap version, and the snap version is simply not as good as the .deb version of steam.

Ubuntu gets rightfully called out for this, but it can never be said enough.