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[-] tsugu@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 hours ago

That's not what I said. I didn't claim that Ubuntu invented the idea of a software store. I just said that they add a lot of value to Debian. So Ubuntu's existence is perfectly justified. And replicating their setup takes time. Especially how their gnome is set up. i have a script that turns vanilla Gnome on any distro into one that looks like Ubuntu's, so I know.

Is Linux Mint useless as well? It just preconfigures Debian/Ubuntu to be more user friendly. Anyone can do that on their own.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 minutes ago

Interestingly, Mint strips away several things that Ubuntu enforces, like their Gnome setup and Snaps entirely, removing most of the "value" added by Canonical.
More interestingly is that Linux Mint offers a Debian version, sidestepping Ubuntu completely.

It's fine if you like Ubuntu's default Gnome setup. That's the point of having multiple distros. It's fine if you like Snaps. It's not fine to force everyone into your ecosystem or enforce your choices on others. If you don't think that both of those things are true of Canonical, go try to install the .deb version of Firefox.

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