If you ever need more reasons to avoid Ubuntu...
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2026
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For AI, Linux users must move beyond [Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) and ... to signed, auto-updated, policy-driven snaps.
This is written as if apt repos don't have package signing, automatic updating or security policies. It does all those things, and does it better.
Mark really has become like all the other South African wannabe-astronaut tech oligarchs.
for those curious you can install snap with this easy command sudo apt purge snapd.
I wonder what Mark thinks of the term "sloperating system"?
This is fucking brilliant!
I heard SomeOrdinaryGamers say it yesterday on youtube.
Edit: Took me three tries to get the name right lol, I don't usually watch his content.
canonical is the worst; hopefully mint continues stripping everything out
LMDE is Mint built on Debian. So there's no Ubuntu for them to even strip out.
Hello Debian my old friend...
Hard pass
And proves once again that Canonical is the Microsoft of Linux.
I love how Lennart went from RH to Microsoft. SO on-brand, that move.
Wat? What are you talking about?
Uh oh
My days of not paying attention to Ubuntu sure are coming to a middle
Sick reference, bro! Your references are out of control, everyone knows that!