Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiUbuntu's trust problem in 4 concrete issues - verified facts, no FUD
davidgroStrong agree. I use a derivative that blocks snaps instead of direct Kubuntu now, and it wasn’t Just because of the snaps.
woelkchenI use a derivative
Without Ubuntu Pro subscription the entire Universe repository does not receive any security updates by Canonical:
canonical.com/…/ubuntu-pro-enhanced-security-and-…
You should consider switching to an entirely independent distribution that does not lock security updates behind a paywall, perhaps something based directly on Debian or Fedora.
What’s a better alternative that uses apt and KDE and has relatively up-to-date packages (other than Debian testing)?
Its objective superiority puts others off.