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Snapless Ubuntu (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by cmeerw@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Not sure what others are doing to use Ubuntu (23.04) without snaps, but this is what I am doing:

for Firefox I found a guide here
for chromium I am actually using the Linux Mint packages (which work absolutely fine), and I have just set up a small repository I can add to apt:

deb [arch=amd64 allow-insecure=yes] http://snapless.cmeerw.net/ victoria upstream

this just syncs from Linux Mint and only republishes chromium in the Packages file (with downloads redirected to a Linux Mint mirror). BTW, I am not signing these...

What are others doing?

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[–] riotrick@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You can just download the firefox tarball from their own site. And that will just update itself.

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So you're using Mint with extra steps.

[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago

I am using a single package from Mint, the rest is Ubuntu 23.04. Mint would otherwise be based on Ubuntu 22.04?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just use debian testing or unstable.

[–] transistor@lemdro.id 0 points 2 years ago

Debian testing works fine for me.

[–] packetloss@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This.

I just went from Arch to Debian 12 Bookworm. Running the stable branch, but so far most of the packages are rather recent. Kernel is 6.1 instead of 6.4, but I could switch to the Testing or Unstable branch to get the "bleeding edge" packages/kernels if I need to. But honestly so far it's been a real pleasure to use. Everything is just working and is stable.

[–] yote_zip@pawb.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I switched from Arch to Debian Stable as well. I grabbed the Xanmod kernel repo for a more recent kernel, and use Flatpaks and Homebrew for some cutting edge stuff. I don't miss anything from Arch so far.

[–] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago

don't miss anything from Arch so far.

same I switched to debian testing. best experience. never had issues since a year. Arch usually borked once in this period.

[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My solution is to use MX, based on Debian. All packages came as .deb so a simple sudo apt install firefox is working.

[–] DefinitelyNotBirds@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This may be useful for you (Especially if you use KDE Plasma) : Automated script to remove all traces of Snap, including reinstalling a standalone version of Firefox.