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		drnick1 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LG monitors silently install software through Wind... Just use Debian. It's just as easy to install and use nowadays, and does not come with bloatware/malware.
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ErroneousBosh 9 days ago [–]

Neither does Ubuntu.

account42 8 days ago | | [–]

Don't know about now but it has in the past.

NopIdoN 9 days ago | | [–]

snaps auto-update

ErroneousBosh 9 days ago | | [–]

Yes, and?

NopIdoN 9 days ago | | [–]

and "minimal" ubuntu install is like 12GB

ErroneousBosh 8 days ago | | [–]

So? That's nothing.

A "minimal" Ubuntu 24.04 install is <quickly does df -h on a fresh install> around 2GB, so I'm not sure what you posted is correct or maybe just a typo.

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