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

[Liam Proven]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 10:36, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I ran the apt purge command to get rid of snapd, as advised by
> Oliver Grawert, I think it was, the command included the removal of
> chromium, which I was happy to see go.

I removed snapd completely from my little Ubuntu Server and it saved
some memory, reduced boot time, and everything works. Mint also
removes snap support completely from its downstream distro of Ubuntu.
You certainly _can_ live without it.

Saying that, I actively do use snap on openSUSE, because it's a quick
easy way to get some programs that openSUSE doesn't include.

Depends if you can find things you want from other sources.

> I had installed chromium, as a means to access the web sites that
> require chrome, to avoid giving all my data to the evil spy
> organisation google that is the source of chrome, but, upon trying
> chromium, from memory, it is one of those new, bodgy web browsers that
> prohibits or does not allow, use of the menu bar.

I get a menu bar with Chrome using Unity. :shrug:

If you encounter compatibility problems with some websites on Firefox,
there are other browsers based on the Google Blink engine without
Google involvement. I am happy with Chrome myself but then I pay for a
Google Account with extra storage etc. -- and no ads.

You might want to try MS Edge, Vivaldi, or Opera.

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