chromium in ubuntu-deb is actually snap package (Was Re: How do we disable the snap stuff)

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:11:26 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:56:56 +0200, Liam Proven wrote:
>>On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 14:41, Ralf Mardorf wrote:  
>>> I prefer Edge over Chrome on my iPad and wasn't aware that for Linux
>>> a beta of Edge is already available.    
>>
>>Yes. Of course it's really a question of _which_ gigantic evil dot-com
>>you prefer to trust. I trust Google more than Microsoft, and I don't
>>trust Google much.
>>
>>[...] I have MS Teams and MS Skype on Linux boxes and they work.
>>[...]  
>
>Hi Liam,
>
>I do _not_ trust Microsoft.
>
>While in my experiences Windows is crap, some of Microsofts software
>in my experiences is very good.
>
>On my iPad I've got several Microsoft apps installed.
>
>"Lens"
>is for free as in beer and really good to take photos of documents on
>paper, if no scanner is available. A combination of a decent camera app
>and a decent graphic app won't be that comfortable to use for this
>purpose. I'm using it a lot.
>
>"Translate"
>is for free as in beer, but other free as in beer apps are way better
>for this purpose. I'm not using it, but keep it just in case.

Oops, this isn't a Microsoft App, it's "Google Translate". Hahaha, the
apps of the Microsoft apps I dislike actually is a Google app.


>"Math"    
           ┌ooooor
>a calculate that can be used in writing by hand is for free as in
>beer and for my purposes and handwriting it works better than an app,
>that is also installed, but that does cost money. Actually I'm still in
>favour of other calculators, free as in beer, too, as well as with
>costs, that require to type, hence I'm not using it. It's just in case
>installed.
>
>"Edge"
>is more or less equal to "Chrome", for free as in beer and I'm in
>favour of its look over the bubble gum look of "Chrome". I'm using
>"Edge" but also "Firefox" a lot, as well as other browsers.
>
>"Seeing AI"
>is for free as in beer. While it's not perfect, it's quite good in
>reading aloud fine print. Anyway, I prefer reading glasses, but it
>might be handy, if no reading glasses are at hand. Actually I only
>tested it, but never used it.
>
>Apart from "Chrome" I don't have that much installed from Google.
>Probably only "Snapseed" from Google is installed, too. It's for free
>as in beer, but I'm using quite expensive graphic and photo apps, so
>it's an unused app. It's likely useful for users with simpler needs and
>less skills. Google claims "Snapseed is a complete and professional
>photo editor". A comment on this is superfluous.
>
>YMMV!
>
>Regards,
>Ralf