From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-04, Paul  wrote:   
   > On Sun, 1/4/2026 4:30 AM, Heinz Schmitz wrote:   
   >> Paul     wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Note that, on Ubuntu, a lot of executables are packaged in SNAP packages,   
   >>> making it a lot harder to edit a .desktop file and define a menu entry   
   properly.   
   >>> For the end user, a SNAP is extra work.   
   >>   
   >> SNAP is like a government inside a government.   
   >> If you happen to have set up your system while they had snap already   
   >> within, you just need a larger hard disk.   
   >> If you are caught with a system while they make the transition to snap   
   >> you are fu...d.   
   >>   
   >> Does any of the ubuntu programmers do use their system themselves?   
   >>   
   >> Regards,   
   >> H.   
   >   
   > I suppose the staff at Canonical work there... because they are being paid.   
   >   
   > That is about the most charitable thing I can say.   
   >   
   > Modularity has known benefits. Who battles against modularity and why ???   
   >   
   >    Paul   
      
   Modularity also has drawbacks, I use Flatpaks and AppImages only when I need   
   the newest version of an application and there is no other choice.   
      
   I don't like redundancy and bloat.   
      
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