So, I finally decided, after years of putting it off, to try out Linux, specifically Pop_OS. I was waiting for another SSD so it would live on its own hard drive on my computer. Today it arrives.
I first heard about it from Emily (I hope this doesn’t offend anyone, just adding for clarity in case some aren’t aware, but formerly Anthony before her transition) on Linus Tech Tips a long time ago. It seemed like an interesting OS, but being the hater of change I am (ironic that I just made a huge change dropping Reddit and love it so far), I kept telling myself, “Yeah yeah yeah, I will try Linux at some point.”
So, does anyone else using Pop_OS have any advice for setting it up that isn’t in the online docs?
I’d recommend using flatpak instead of snaps. Snaps (the Ubuntu proprietary application manager) does a lot of weird things and the apps take up a ton of space. Also updating them had been pretty tedious.
Flatpaks however have been painless for me and seem to just work.
https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu
I believe Pop_OS! uses Flatpaks not Snaps
Thankfully, Snap will soon be a relic of the past. Ubuntu is killing it. https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-ditch-snap/
You do realise that’s an April fools article? Ubuntu has an all snap packages desktop in testing right now and will most likely go down that route
With a date like that on the article you have to add a /s
Aww man, I had some hope for a minute there.