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Re:Ubuntu Core 22 is now available – optimised for IoT and e... by 2143 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @01:05PM (#31755971)
> We all know which one of these usually results in a broken installation.

And yet they're promoting snap.

Have they given us the ability to stop automatic updates?

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Re:Ubuntu Core 22 is now available – optimised for IoT and e... by sky-kedge0749 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @01:48PM (#31756593)
It looks like Ubuntu Core lets you disable automatic updates for snaps: https://ubuntu.com/core/docs/refresh-control.
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Re:Ubuntu Core 22 is now available – optimised for IoT and e... by theamk on Thursday June 16, 2022 @09:09PM (#31772938)
"Refresh control can be accomplished by using a gating snap"

I bet those only come from brand stores.. so $20k/year for an ability to disable updates?

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Re:Ubuntu Core 22 is now available – optimised for IoT and e... by forgotpwd16 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @01:56PM (#31756702)
Or the ability to make your own snap store.
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