Is it me or Ubuntu secretly replaces DEB Firefox with Snap Firefox?
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Welcome to 2020, where Debian is once again your trusted distro.
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I suggest Mint or straight Debian. I prefer Mint for anything graphical, Debian for headless
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What benifit does Mint have over Debian for anything graphical?
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I've just found it's more polished right out of the box. Definitely more new-user-friendly, like Ubuntu, but with Snap gutted out.
I have been using the regular Mint (based on Ubuntu), but I'm probably going to use the Debian edition next time I install a new system
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Just wait for snap 2.0 which actually runs everything inside docker containers /s
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It's not barebones. I use it as my main desktop and barely notice any difference from Ubuntu, it has every package I've ever needed. I think that mentality of Debian being "bare" is outdated.
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Thats... odd. The installer packages aren't really that different. When was this?
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I battled that for about a year and then ditched Debian based diatros altogether.
OpenSUSE ftw
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It's a joke based of the fact that when you type apt install firefox on ubuntu, it will install the snap instead of the deb package, which is what you would expect when you use apt to install something.
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Or you can just remove snap. I have been running a up-to-date snap-free ubuntu for 2 years
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I had it happen a few times. I moved away from Kubuntu as a result.
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You could have gone pure Debian. There are no snap shenanigans over there
OpenSuse is also a great pick tho!
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Why would you use an inferior product? Firefox via Snap is shit but it's still better than any version of Chrome