So how do you install Chromium without their snap? Is installing non-snap Chromium as easy as installing non-snap packages in their repo? If not, I'd rather use Linux Mint.
Thankfully there are plenty of fixes available. Here's one of them [1]:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/chromium-beta
sudo apt update
sudo apt install chromium-browser
Sounds wonderful, along with the accrued online karma points. As great as one person is, they will never be the upstream source.
Here's my ppa also, I have a proven track record of updating browsers with security hotfixes hours before anyone else, but on the downside I really don't secure my system at all and leave my laptop unattended in Starbucks, please subscribe:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:TOTALLYNOTMALWARE/chromium-beta
sudo apt update
sudo apt install chromium-browserMy original point was that replacing your OS because you can't install Chromium seems ludicrous to me, when you can easily find alternatives.
Here's a few better options:
1) Use official packages from debian: https://askubuntu.com/a/1206153/161744
2) Use Pop!OS repositories (assuming you trust System76 folks):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:system76/pop