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*installs as a snap instead*
Am I the only one who doesn't install snap/flatpak ?
I don't either. I hate Snap. Flatpak is kind of Okay but I still prefer native install when available.
I was mainly making a comment on how on Ubuntu they sometimes force you to install the snap version with apt, yes it is really slimy and wrong and it's why I don't use Ubuntu anymore and instead just use Pop.
Precisely. And for me, the snap package doesn't work well. It doesn't follow cursor themes and there are issues involved with closing tabs. Installing via the Mozilla ppa fixes this, but it shouldn't have to be that way. New users, especially ones with a fear of the console, should stay away from Ubuntu for reasons like these.
Also has trouble reading from External Drives and which can be problematic for apps like puddletag and VLC.
I'm just as pissed off about that as the next guy, but I stand by my recommendation despite it.
I'd still recommend Debian bases for people like Mint or Pop, since they have the best software compatibility over all (so many devs just package their apps as Deb and rarely RPM so it's a pain to install them on other Distros). Best of all those ones come without Snap at all.