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Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In
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What a coincidence. Snaps being garbage is the reason I quit using Ubuntu.
If I remove a snap and install a deb package, I should not have to do multiple workarounds to stop it from being replaced with the snap package automatically. The firefox snap doesn't work with a bunch of shit at all.