Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In
2026-04-28 11:00 UTC
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@lemonhead2@lemmy.world 2026-04-28 12:04
at some point Ubuntu was the most popular distribution. and the fastest growing one. what’s the most popular one now?
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@normonator@lemmy.ml 2026-04-28 12:42
What a coincidence. Snaps being garbage is the reason I quit using Ubuntu. If I remove a snap and install a deb package, I should not have to do multiple workarounds to stop it from being replaced with the snap package automatically. The firefox snap doesn’t work with a bunch of shit at all.
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@audaxdreik@pawb.social 2026-04-28 11:42
>Seager explained in this morning's update while there won't be a "global kill switch" for AI features on Ubuntu, their plan is to deliver all the AI features via Snap packages. So removing AI features on Ubuntu will come down to removing Snaps. IMHO **opt-in** means the snaps wouldn't even be on the system unless you had already opted in, but I was never going to use Ubuntu anyways so what does it matter.
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@Zier@fedia.io 2026-04-28 14:25
Maybe Ubuntu should just rename itself to Snap.
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@eleijeep@piefed.social 2026-04-28 17:00
Burying the lede: > Lastly, the VP of Engineering did clarify that they will be shipping code in Ubuntu that is co-authored by AI. > > "Regarding whether or not we should ship code that was co-authored by an AI - in reality we will be doing this. Even foundational projects in the ecosystem like the Kernel itself now have policies around how to govern this, and will accept tasteful, correct contributions that have been authored with AI."
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@yesman@lemmy.world 2026-04-28 13:58
So now Ubuntu is the OS where "advanced users can just turn all that crap off".
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@Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-28 16:46
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@Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-28 12:38
This means no AI on base Mint [Insert happy kids stock sound here]!
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@northernlights@lemmy.today 2026-04-28 14:44
Ouch, one of the many reasons I use Linux is to not have to debloat my OS when I install it because it shipped with features that are against my interest/enjoyment.
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@zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-28 13:18
So the kill switch is just the stand way to clean up Ubuntu? Nice!
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@NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2026-04-28 15:51
I never found Ubuntu stable enough to use. Not when it came out, and certainly not today. Always on the avoid list. They just keep making decisions that keep it that way.
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@PantaloonMonsoon@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-30 02:17
Welp, I'm currently downloading Bazzite to replace Kubuntu. Let's hope it goes better than Manjaro did.
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@cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-28 15:15
The magic of Linux is Ubuntu is one of countless many distros. One can have great Linux experience and not be forced to use one particular version of it. Be it systemd, snap, flatpak.
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@SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2026-04-28 22:04
Good luck with that