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Subject: Re: Shocking speed difference, Ubuntu vs. Linux Mint, Snap vs.
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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:00:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-03-18, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:33:50 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>> Having discovered that Ubuntu intends to replace the GNU utilities with
>> Rust equivalents which may or may not work as well in the coming months,
>> I switched over to Linux Mint 22.1 from Ubuntu 24.04 on this old Macbook
>> Air 2017. Not only does it bundle the necessary, proprietary wireless
>> drivers allowing for a smooth install unlike Ubuntu, but Linux Mint runs
>> a _lot_ faster under Cinnamon than Ubuntu's implementation of GNOME. I
>> imagine that most of it is due to the use of Snap. For example,
>> LibreOffice went from taking about ten seconds to load (on a cold start)
>> to one or two.
>
> I don't have a Macbook or a Cinnamon installation but LibreOffice Writer 
> comes up in less than 2 seconds on my Ubuntu box. Also, it is not a snap.

I'm definitely not a fan of Snaps. And nothing I've seen about them or 
experienced with them lately is likely to change my mind.

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