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snap is the naggiest thing in my computer. it seems like almost every day it's popping up notifications that snap store needs to do something and that I have like 4 days left and then I click on the notification and nothing happens. I have no idea what to do. why is desktop linux still such a piece of crap

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Snaps are annoying. But Ubuntu is not the same as desktop Linux. Some alternatives: Linux Mint,[1] Fedora[2] or Silverblue,[3] Pop!_OS.[4]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_Linux

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_Linux#Silverblue

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop!_OS

THIS! I run Mint 21 on my main PC with the Liquorix kernel (for game performance and desktop responsiveness under load), and it's everything I want out of a Linux distro. More stable and easy to maintain than Arch or Manjaro, more open than Pop!_OS, and just as intuitive as Ubuntu without any Snaps.

> why is desktop linux still such a piece of crap

Snap infestation is highest in Ubuntu - so I am planning to switch to some alternative (and due to other Canonical excesses like ads in CLI system tools).

My current candidates are Debian and Pop!OS.

Try Fedora. I used to be an ubuntu guy, changed to Fedora KDE years ago and never looked back.

Consider Linux Mint as well. It's about as close to "Ubuntu without Snaps" as you can get while still having a separate community and dedicated devs.

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