[kwlug-disc] .deb packages in Ubuntu 23.10

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On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 07:01:24PM -0400, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> As you know, Ubuntu has been trying to drag its users (myself included)
> kicking and screaming into the Snaps world.  Now I'm seeing from various
> sources that the GUI application installer in 23.10 will not support
> downloaded .deb installs.  You can still install via CLI, however.
> 
> I'm not a big fan of Snaps.  I suppose I'd be happier if Ubuntu embraced
> Flatpak along with everybody else (well, almost everybody else), but I
> don't see that happening.
> 
> First Systemd made me learn all new commands, then Wayland took away my VNC
> connections, and now Snaps is making it harder than ever to install stuff
> from the internet.  What's next?

Debian doesn't use snaps. You could always move back to Debian :)

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