I learned this week that Canonical are forcing Snap packages on everyone with Ubuntu 23.10. This apparently is how Canonical are letting users know about their new Snap store.
https://www.webpronews.com/ubuntu-23-10s-app-store-will-block-deb-files-when-a-snap-is-available/ Choice quote from Canonical: "Deb support will land later because resources are always tight. Finally nothing here stops users from installing applications the old fashioned ways." The "old fashioned way" of running "apt update; apt upgrade"? I can say that after running "apt autoremove --purge snapd; apt-mark hold snapd; reboot", running "apt update; apt upgrade" reinstalls snapd and I get Snap packages instead of Debian packages. At least we're *finally* getting the ability to permanently block Snap automatic updates. https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2022/11/turn-off-automatic-updates-snap-apps/ Tumbleweed is looking better every day. -- \m/ (--) \m/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
