On 31/5/24 06:58, Juan R.D. Silva wrote:
Hi folks,
I use Skype installed from Debian official repo. A couple of days ago
it refused to update reporting "server timed out". After looking into
it, I found that MS removed Skype.deb package from their server and
basically forces everyone to use Snap package instead.
Skype is the only app I would need Snap for on my system. Unfortunately,
I still need Skype and I do not see any alternative but to concede to MS
(and Ubuntu?) brute coercion.
Any body installed Snap on their Debian system? Any problems with that
thing? Any suggestions to use Skype otherwise?
Thanks
What version of skype do you have installed?
I have skypeforlinux 8.109.0.209 installed on a Linux Mint system.
But, I have not used skype, now, for about 11 years.
Regarding snap, with your reference to Ubuntu Linux, the imposition of
snap was one of the reasons to leave Ubuntu Linux. snap is bloat, and
leads to nastiness, like automatic updating of a system, so that, for
example, if you would be in the middle of an important skype call, or,
in the middle of another important task, expect to have it all shutdown
- Ubuntu has gone the MS way (with its snap cr*p), and, starts doing a
system update and reboot; so, if you really want any control that you
have over your system, and, confidence in using your system, taken away
from you then, infect it with snap.
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Bret Busby
Armadale
Western Australia
(UTC+0800)
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