Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it

Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by jrockway on Saturday September 05, 2020 @10:19AM (#24383707)

I use Windows 10 and have a choice. I can use a package manager of my choosing. I can install an application that self-updates. I can pause OS updates in a control panel.

One of the biggest problems with Windows is that every app sets up its own update policy and comes from its own App Store. (Steam, battle.net, etc.,) But that's Microsoft's fault for doing too little, not for doing too much. And that's actually kind of nice.

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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by CarelessExpert on Saturday September 05, 2020 @10:25AM (#24383757)

> I use Windows 10 and have a choice.

So do I.

Their botched rollout of Edge, including installing it without my permission and placing it on my taskbar, shows that no, you don't have a choice.

> I can pause OS updates in a control panel.

This is misleading at best. You can pause updates for a time period but they're forced at that point.

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