Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In
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  • recursive_recursion@piefed.caEnglish
    321·
    22 hours ago

    Jon Seager as the VP of Engineering at Canonical

    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.

    lmao

    At this point if snaps are being installed on your system you might want to have a talk with the admin/IT guy, unless you are the admin in which case you do you🤷‍♀️. Carry on good sir/lady/person.

    The AI bros on the other hand are probably drooling all over this as AI and Ubuntu basically goes hand in hand.

    • ghen@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      15 minutes ago

      Well I need a distro that has documented active directory support to connect to the existing servers. Tried OpenSUSE which had problems just installing let alone running, so Ubuntu is really all there is left. Linux at work is just not as fully featured as Windows unfortunately. Local group policy servers are so useful.

    • curbstickle@anarchist.nexusEnglish
      18·
      22 hours ago

      unless you are the admin in which case you do you🤷‍♀️. Carry on good sir/lady/person.

      But dont come anywhere near my systems please.

  • Aatube@piefed.socialEnglish
    7·
    17 hours ago

    I think I’m going to trust Ubuntu more since the pretty ambitious 25.10 release. They made telemetry opt-in (it was opt-out) in 26.04.

  • nao@sh.itjust.works
    17·
    21 hours ago

    The AI-backed features will initially be as a “preview” and “strictly opt-in basis” for Ubuntu 26.10. For Ubuntu 27.04 and beyond, the plan is to have an initial setup wizard around prompt users on the AI native features they may want or not.

    I don’t see a problem if they do it like this.

  • Sanctus@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    153·
    21 hours ago

    Ubuntu has always been this ugly, slow as shit distro for me. I ran my first Minecraft server on a potato with Ubuntu and it barely worked at all. Just switching to Debian made it viable.

  • Cris_Citrus@piefed.zipEnglish
    4·
    21 hours ago

    I had really hoped Ubuntu would find some way to get themselves right. For all the new users who might switch via Ubuntu or stay with it out of familiarity :(

  • boredsquirrel (he)@slrpnk.net
    43·
    19 hours ago

    All these nonsense comments…

    So you need to remove separate snaps per feature? Ok that makes sense? I dont think you need to remove all snaps, or that installing snap would add AI features?

    Think, people…