If you're an Ubuntu user who uses the Thunderbird e-mail client there are some interesting changes on the way you will want to know about. First up,
  • Null@pawb.socialEnglish
    71·
    10 months ago

    This news shouldn’t be a shock to anyone. Ubuntu is just doing what they’ve been doing all along, and that is trying to push they’re snap packages.

    As long as distros give people the option/ability to install in other ways I don’t see a problem. Now if Ubuntu out right banned any other way to install apps that would be big news.

    • GiveOverEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      If you try and use apt to install Firefox, it secretly uses snap anyway. Shit like that is a problem

      • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        good news is ubuntu is pushing me to flatpaks, those still work

    • Leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showOPMEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, I don’t see much wrong with it as long as it works as well as any other installation option and stays maintained.

      Interesting thought about banning other installation methods. I can’t think of how they’d actually do any of that besides going fully immutable. 🤔