The introduction of a "minimal install" mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distro's best-received features in years. When selected during
TL;DR for those who didn’t read the article- it’s going to basically offer users choices of programs to have pre-installed where they can basically customize their installation experience… but it’s all going to be predicated on their useless snap store. In other words, as usual the best way to experience Ubuntu is via some third-party variant.
TL;DR for those who didn’t read the article- it’s going to basically offer users choices of programs to have pre-installed where they can basically customize their installation experience… but it’s all going to be predicated on their useless snap store. In other words, as usual the best way to experience Ubuntu is via some third-party variant.
If it wasn’t snap I could see it being pretty useful. Kind of like ninite for Ubuntu.
ninite of ubuntu and any other distro is just
sudo apt install package package package package .... replace package manager accordingly.super easy, barely an invonvenience. - ryan george.
Yeah, that’s what I do, but for beginners or those who like a graphical interface, this isn’t the worst thing. Like I said though, snap :/
I don’t like snaps either but I hate dealing with PPAs even more. I moved away from ubuntu years ago.