I left ubuntu for xubuntu because the latter needs less resources.

Today I found out xubuntu started spamming me and I don’t like that.

what distro can I use that allows for libreoffice, vlc, tbb, okular, pdfarranger, hexchat, gimp, ocr… with no ads?

  • Schwim Dandy@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Can I ask what you consider “spamming ads” to be? That could be relevant to suggesting alternatives.

      • yukijoou@lemmy.blahaj.zoneFrançais
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        4 months ago

        according to the github readme, you can just run sudo pro config set apt_news=false to disable those

        if you have things set up the way you like on xubuntu, it’s maybe worth it to just do that rather than start fresh

        • nzeayn@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          thats just a short term fixes too though. the ads will get more intrusive and annoying. and at some point pro ads will just turning themselves back on. because this is a company and it wants to sell things.

      • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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        4 months ago

        Afaik you will get this message because you use Ubuntu LTS. Which ships outdated, “stable” packages.

        The solution is not just silencing that message and continuing to use them, but some way to get updates OR security backports for them.

          • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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            4 months ago

            Stable means randomly cut off package updates.

            Continuous testing and integration is the best way for normal usage. With the iterations “bleeding edge” “fresh” “slightly tested” and “tested”

              • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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                4 months ago

                Yes but Fedora is semi-rolling, something in the middle. This is about Ubuntu LTS, a traditional LTS version that cuts off packages on some random version.

                This should really only be done if

                1. The programs have a supported LTS/ESR version (Linux Kernel, Firefox, Thunderbird…) (btw GNOME, Chromium etc. dont have one)
                2. The packagers have a lot of time, the users pay money and the packagers actually make those versions as bug free and secure as possible, while keeping the feature freeze

                Ubuntu is trying to do 2. but have this separation in there to get money.