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Thunderbird goes from DEB to snap in Ubuntu 24.04
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Because it looks nicer and has more polish for desktop. Silent grub, for example.
because I googled what distro to use and ubuntu was the one I picked randomly and I can't be fucked to change it
I assume I am a prototypical user in that regard.
I tried Debian recently (with Cinnamon, since I don't like Gnome), but I found it was lacking some polish and niceties that I get from Linux Mint. I do use LMDE instead of the Ubuntu base though.
Because it installs proprietary goodies that make the laptop more functional
My response to that is
Not Anymore
In the sense that woth Debian 12, proprietary drivers are included OOTB, so at this point, even that is no longer an argument against Debian.
The same reason people buy the cereal their grocer places at eye-level, and buy their cars from the stealer: marketing