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Ubuntu Core Desktop will not be released alongside Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in April, as originally hoped.

Canonical doesn’t go into details about what specific issues need resolving. One imagines, given that the first Ubuntu Core Desktop release was going to be a preview and not a recommended download, it’s a myriad bugs/difficulties — ones not easily sorted.

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[–] BitingChaos@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

"Canonical announced it was building an all-snap, immutable version of Ubuntu for home users called Ubuntu Core Desktop."

I don't like the sound of this.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can only imagine what a call to 'mount' is going to look like.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

There might be a delay

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds exactly like the Snap version of Fedora Silverblue. Which is actually pretty great.

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If only snap packages weren't utter garbage and the authors actually tested them before pushing them out.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

“Test it in production.”

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it sounds like the desktop version of an Iphone.

[–] ProtonBadger@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't believe iOS and Android use immutable filesystems to the extent some Linux distros do, like openSuse Aeon, Fedora Silverblue, Nixos, etc. iOS and Android just make it more difficult to gain root access.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago

They do. By default the system partition is straight up mounted read-only.

[–] GnomeComedy@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They probably realized snaps are garbage and are still trying to desperately un-garbage them before the release.

[–] jamyang@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can someone suggest a community for linux noob like me? Installed U-Mate yesterday. I may need an active community specifically created for new users.

[–] moreeni@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

This community is full of noobs, feel free to post your questions.

[–] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

My money is on its not pushing Pro hard enough.

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The only reason I'm still using Canonical's bullshit after they tried to kill Unity, tried to force Snap on me and put ads in the shell is because of Rudra Saraswat. His Ubuntu Unity flavor is really good once you remove snapd.

[–] flathead@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago

It was nice while it lasted. Moved to MX.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Canonical still does more for the Linux desktop than most of us ever have or ever will

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Agreed.

Neverless, fuck Canonical.