Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu available in Microsoft’s new WSL distribution format [Ed: Ubuntu Desktop Director of Engineering Has Only One Blog Post. It Promotes Microsoft Windows.]
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Ubuntu ☛ FIPS 140-3 certified modules now available for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
You can enable FIPS 140-3 using the Ubuntu Pro client. It’s available to Ubuntu Pro subscribers, whether you’re using it personally or for your organization. Ubuntu FIPS 140-3 images are also available as pre-built on the major public cloud platform marketplaces.
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[Repeat] Herman Õunapuu ☛ I'm done with Ubuntu
Snaps auto-update by default. Great for security1, but horrible for users who want to control what their personal computer is doing.
Snaps get forced upon users as more and more system components are forcibly switched from Debian-based packages to Snaps, which breaks compatibility, functionality and introduces a lot of new issues. You can upgrade your Ubuntu installation and then discover that your browser is now contained within a Snap, the desktop shortcut for it doesn’t work and your government ID card does not work for logging in to your bank any longer.
Snaps also destroy productivity. A colleague was struggling to get any work done because the desktop environment on their Ubuntu installation was flashing certain UI elements, being unresponsive and blocking them from doing any work. Apparently the whole GNOME desktop environment is a Snap now, and that lead to issues.