On the surface, the current #Linux distribution model (where distros package everything, from the kernel to the apps) seems fine.
But it's pretty broken, and it's holding the Linux desktop back, which is why distributions like #Ubuntu or #Fedora (and a lot more), are moving away from it, and replacing packages with Snaps and Flatpaks for graphical applications.
Here's my opinion on this, trying to explain why exactly this change needs to happen:
#Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is out, so it’s time for a little video review!
I looked at the desktop changes brought by GNOME 46, the Ubuntu specific changes and what’s under the hood, plus the few changes that happened in the official flavors (no #Plasma 6 :( )
Przymierzam się do kupna nowego komputera i docelowo będzie na nim Linux (kiedyś miałem styczność z Ubuntu, więc ku niej się skłaniam).
Jednak gdzieś co jakiś czas dochodzą do mnie urywki informacji w stylu "lenovo chce utrudnić instalację linuxa na swoich komputerach", "problem ze sterownikami karty graficznej nvidii".
Czy można gdzieś znaleźć wykaz wskazówek, czym się kierować przy wyborze komputera, na którym ma być Linux?
Nie chcę mieć problemów typu usunąłem fabrycznie wgrany system, zainstalowałem Linux i jest z czymś problem.
If you would like a well informed, accessible breakdown of the recent #xz backdoor issue on #linux - give Ubuntu Security Podcast episode 224 a listen. It’s only ~30 minutes in duration. Mostly not actually Ubuntu specific, and very digestible.
"Our plan is to grow the Ubuntu Desktop team by at least another 50% over the next year and we are opening a range of positions across all levels of seniority in the coming weeks. At Canonical we think the future is bright for the Linux desktop and if you have the passion and skills to be at the cutting edge of performance, security, immutability and accessibility then we want to hear from you."
It’s been an absolutely manic week in the Linux security community as the news and reaction to the recent announcement late last week of a backdoor in the xz-utils project targetting openssh on Linux, so on the #Ubuntu Security Podcast this week we dive deep into this issue and discuss how it impacts #Ubuntu and give some insights for what this means for the open source and Linux communities in the future https://ubuntusecuritypodcast.org/episode-224/
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