XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alt.os.linux   
   From: Bears@invalid.com   
      
   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.   
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