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    [–] [email protected] 47 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Try Ubuntu, you can uninstall the baked in spyware

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

    Moving to an entirely different operating system is a big step just to... end up with closed, proprietary software and spyware again.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Snaps, I think I'll pass.

    Even without them, I don't have time to uninstall/remove everything I don't need.

    DIY distros suit my needs more, but thanks anyway.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

    I understand that this is a meme, but dismissing one of the best distro family because snaps are included is dumb. It is easy to uninstall snap entirely.

    The only serious bummer is that the Firefox deb-package is now fake and only installs the snap version of Firefox. Go get Librewolf, which is basically a hardened Firefox, and use their repository.

    It is fun to meme around when it is with people that are familiar with Linux. But some Windows/MacOS users who are interested in Linux might take you seriously. Ubuntu and Ubuntu-like distros are really good in terms of ease of use, support and compatibility. My first recommendation for a new Linux user is Ubuntu or variations thereof.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

    If you switch why not go alway? Try Linux from scratch or Arch/Debian, Ubuntu is only a few steps behind MS in term of spyware

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago