Finally, Ubuntu Can Install Debs | Weekly News Roundup

This week in Linux news, Tails has some new features for security and Ubuntu figures out how to install deb packages. Also, we have a new RISC-V Ubuntu computer...sort of, and tiling improvements for Ubuntu.
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00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Tails Security
03:09 - New Ubuntu Tiling Extension
05:19 - Ubuntu on RISC-V
08:13 - Ubuntu Installs Deb
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[@PaulG.x]

Ubuntu always did install debs.
I never had a problem because I never use the application store anyway

[@serenditymuse]

It never stopped being able to install debs with dpkg. It is only some of the GUI tools that went wonky.. Those of us that are comfortable on the command line likely didn't even notice.

[@trickster2060]

If you want debian apps, run debian
oops you run that other one for the gui

[@UNATCOHanka]

Ubuntu should instead ship an immutable snappy distro, call it something like Ubuntu Snap and market that as the flagship distro instead

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

For $500, I'd give that laptop a chance. I'd have to find another OS though. I still don't get the eMMC drive. Just use a smaller sata M.2.

[@fabricio4794]

Good news

[@BWGPEI]

End of life in a month?!? What were they smoking?