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A new ‘app store’ is expected to ship as part of Ubuntu 23.10 when it’s released in October — and it’ll debut with a notable change to DEB support.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's also true! Sometimes out of curiosity I might explore with "live cd"s rather than really reinstalling a distro.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Trying sth new is never a bad idea. From live cd's, over vm's or distrobox containers, it makes you more comfortable in switching between environments.