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Ubuntu Core Desktop is an immutable distro, takes a different path than most other immutable distros.

  • The entire OS is built using snaps, including the kernel and bootloader
  • Uses snaps instead of flatpak
  • Prefers LXD over distrobox and other projects that use podman
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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 42 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Now there's a meme I haven't seen in a while.

[–] TheGrandNagus 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This honestly seems like one of the only things Snaps could be useful for in the future, considering you can update every component of the system with Snaps in a way that you can't with Flatpaks.

That said, I still dislike Snaps and I think it would overall be better for Ubuntu to use the standard packaging format that everybody else seems to be converging on; Flatpaks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Canonical's been selling commercial support for Ubuntu Core for a while now. Why would they abandon it if it's working?

[–] markstos 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As a former Ubuntu user, I’m more likely to try Fedora Silverblue at this point.

I like Podman so swapping it out for LXD isn’t compelling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

If you game check out bazzite also 🙏

[–] that_leaflet 2 points 2 months ago

Fedora Silverblue is great, it's my daily driver.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just don't ls /dev/loop* 🫣

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Yeah just.... Why? Why all those devices? Why auch a mess?

Snap and systemd are the worst things to happen to Linux. Both in Basic, maybe, not a bad idea but the implementation is horrible

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I'm genuinely curious about it. I don't like snaps, but it seems like an interesting concept.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

It's a distro with 2 major things I hate. No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

snap

Aaaaaand we're done here. Fuck snap, no, bad dog!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Immutable IoT thin-client Snap container-based systems seems like a pretty weird kink, but who am I to judge?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

snap refresh me daddy