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this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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TBF with Ubuntu it's only partly their fault. The other part is indirect due to the way apt works and the spread of third-party repos (launchpad etc.) that would throw you in dependency hell come upgrade time.
Ubuntu (and Debian, and any distro using apt) are badly in need of some way to dissociate core packages from third-party better. For Ubuntu that way was snap.
People may dislike the politics around snap or the technical implementation but the reason Ubuntu resorted to it is valid.