26 Apr
2019
26 Apr
'19
10:27 p.m.
On Friday 26 April 2019 12:30:37 Uwe Brauer wrote:
Yeah, when I saw all those Ubuntu packages, I knew it was something like that.
I gave up on all the 'Buntus a few years ago, although it was a good place to
start and learn; but towards the end, it was becoming like Windoze Lite, and
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get my system *not* to
contact Ubuntu or others without my permission ... and if I wanted all
that "help" without my permission, I would still be running Windoze.
I am watching for the same thing to happen with Debian (like with the systemd
controversy); so once again, I changed to Devuan.
joining others in a big *** COLLECTIVE SIGH ***
Bill
On Friday 26
April 2019 04:26:56 Uwe Brauer wrote:
No, and I am sorry, but maybe this will not work for me. I run Devuan,
so I can manage with Debian packages, but sometimes not Ubuntu. My
apologies ...
Ok I understand. I usually share you philosophy but sometimes are
hypocrite enough to install non free software (if is as cool as mathpix,
well I have to see how often I will use it)
When I search these other snap packages (listed
above), I get tons
more that will be installed, and I certainly don't want them all. It
is against my religion to run non-free or proprietary software,
although now and then I bend the rules a little for testing purposes,
to solve some temporary problem, or just because I am too curious.
Maybe somebody else here can help you? somebody who runs Ubuntu and
can install these packages?
It seems that the problem I reported is not restricted to TDE, in XFCE
it also does not work. So the mathpix guys did something very Ubuntu
specific. sigh