----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@MSGID: 1@dont-email.me> 08787772
@REPLY: <km0hp9Foth9U1@mid.individual.net>
64a51834
@REPLYADDR Big Al <Bears@invalid.com>
@REPLYTO 2:5075/128 Big Al
@CHRS: CP866 2
@RFC: 1 0
@RFC-Message-ID: 1@dont-email.me>
@RFC-References: 1@paganini.bofh.team>
<B92cnYbUzJC2x2X5nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> 1@dont-email.me>
<O6OdnZ5bJfAXjmT5nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com> m8Ke.58836@fx08.iad>
<GC6dnUc6pIPJn2b5nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com> <km0hp9Foth9U1@mid.individual.net>
@TZUTC: -0400
@PID: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0)
Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.15.0
@TID: FIDOGATE-5.12-ge4e8b94
On 9/8/23 08:18, this is what Henry Crun wrote:
> On 08/09/2023 14:15, bad sector wrote:
>> On 9/8/23 00:54, azigni wrote:
>>> On 9/6/23 18:04, bad sector wrote:
>>>> They have this SNAP system, ...snipped
>>>>
>>> You do not have use Ubuntu any flavor with Snap or Flatpaks.
This is Linux after all. Google removing snap packages
>>> from Ubuntu, it is pretty simple.
>>
>> I think it was a mozilla package that went snap by default,
true there WAS an alternative way and I tried it once, but
>> I don`t have time to muck around with workarounds so the
bundled default software manager has to do it my way by
>> default or optionally. Finally the problem isn`t snap per-se. I
have no axes to grind about flatpacks (well, maybe a
>> tomahawk or two) but the charateristic that it sabotages home
links is a deal braker. It`s not a federal case, I still
>> use the U-Studio but its a black mark until fixed.
>>
>>
>
> I am gradually moving laptop...netbook...eventully desktop from Ub. to MX.
> Very smooth learning curve, some advantages, some disadvantages.
> On Ubuntu I have been running for about year with no snap or
flatpak. If only I could avoid the horror that is systemd.
> We are supposed to have choice, but to choose `no systemd`
immediately implies `not Ubuntu`
> Pity `bout that.
>
Can you explain the issue with systemd? I think Linux Mint uses it
and I haven`t seen any apparent issues.
--
Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon
Al
--- Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101
Thunderbird/102.15.0
* Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:5075/128)
SEEN-BY: 5001/100 5005/49 5015/255 5019/40 5020/715
848 1042 4441 12000
SEEN-BY: 5030/49 1081 5075/128
@PATH: 5075/128 5020/1042 4441