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Did we kill Linux's killer feature?
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this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2023
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There has always been the option of installing software from source. The package manager won't update anything installed from source.
You don't have to use Flatpak, Snap or AppImage if you don't want to. If you use the package manager to install everything, it will update everything.
Except doesn't ubumtu now force a snap on you even if you try installing a package app?
I'm confused by this. If I run apt install, am I getting stuff from flatpak?
Yes and no, you're getting stuff form Snap, not flatpak
Even when I'm running apt directly? That seems insane.
Yep, that's why some people are so upset about it. I guess there's a config to disable it but I wouldn't know, I use Arch btw