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ottoottootto t1_j6jacjo wrote

Reply to comment by GreatBigJerk in Ubuntu Pro enters general availability by Doener23

After using Ubuntu for a decade I have now made the switch to Debian. There were more and more changes in Ubuntu that I disliked. Snaps feel like an unfinished feature. I am sure they solve a lot of problems, but having my apt-installed Firefox constantly overwritten by the Firefox-Snap was just too much.

Isn't PopOS just an Ubuntu reskin?

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GreatBigJerk t1_j6jhgmv wrote

It's a more than a reskin, they've put a lot of work into making the desktop experience better, kind of like Linux Mint. They have a post that explains a little more here: https://support.system76.com/articles/difference-between-pop-ubuntu/

They're also currently working on a GTK replacement.

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chem199 t1_j6jyxyr wrote

Pop is great, especially with their hardware. Got a tower from them and was impressed.

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MadCervantes t1_j6lgyfk wrote

What if you like gtk though? Why replace it?

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froop t1_j6ntka5 wrote

Then use a different distro

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MadCervantes t1_j6oa0ea wrote

I'm just asking because I want to know more about gtk and why it might be an issue for some people.

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twistedLucidity t1_j6jvbn1 wrote

> Snaps feel like an unfinished feature.

Snaps break basic functionality, they're infuriating.

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thatguyonthevicinity t1_j6l1wgw wrote

i worked as a dev in a web app team and there's currently a bug where it only happens on firefox installed via snap on ubuntu :(

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twistedLucidity t1_j6m7j3o wrote

In my case it's them breaking server tools like Helm due to having hard dependencies on specific locations that may not exist.

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contributes_n0thing t1_j6ks4b3 wrote

Snaps and Wayland make Linux infuriating also

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MrTimscampi t1_j6mb8ph wrote

Wayland is pretty good now, and the entire stack is getting HDR support fairly soon.

Minor annoyances with Nvidia, which are Nvidiàs fault, but pretty great with amd or intel.

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