RmDebArc_5@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoLinux mint = best beginner distrolemmy.mlimagemessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1563arrow-down164
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minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoSnaps are a package format that handle dependencies differently. People don’t like them because of increased startup time. Telemetry is when software sends analytics back to the parent company. Ubuntu does very basic telemetry, but people like to compare it to Windows
minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoUbuntu asks you if you’re fine with sending usage statistics to canonical and if you say ‘no’, the distro won’t send anything and never ask you again*
minus-squareDkiscoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI keep hearing people complain about snaps but I don’t know the good or bad about them
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoGood - Snaps are more advanced flat packs Bad - Made by the company that makes Ubuntu
What are snaps and telemetry?
Snaps are a package format that handle dependencies differently. People don’t like them because of increased startup time.
Telemetry is when software sends analytics back to the parent company. Ubuntu does very basic telemetry, but people like to compare it to Windows
Ubuntu asks you if you’re fine with sending usage statistics to canonical and if you say ‘no’, the distro won’t send anything and never ask you again*
I keep hearing people complain about snaps but I don’t know the good or bad about them
Good - Snaps are more advanced flat packs
Bad - Made by the company that makes Ubuntu