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I've been a very happy Ubuntu/Kubuntu user since more than a decade, but I'm seriously considering switching distros because the encroachment of snap, which I feel is not ready yet for such critical applications like Firefox.

I'm going to try 22.04 before deciding, but I'm eyeing Manjaro or Endeavor OS in case I jump ship. I'm also eyeing Qubes OS, but it looks needy and resource heavy.

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I’m guessing Snaps are great for what they were designed. IOT devices.

They are good for server installations as well, except Docker/containers are almost always a better solution. Although the auto updating features make it a good solution for potentially creating self hosted services.

They’re just a terrible fit for the desktop. Unsurprising because they were never designed for the desktop.

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