That’s how well they integrated and hid this atrocity in plain sight :D
But it gets worse. When you try to use apt, it looks up if there is a snap package available, and may install that instead, so you may have used the store without being aware of it. They also consider phasing apt out completely.
Snap
Never heard of it until now 😂
I just looked it up in my system and I see “app centre”. I vaguely recall that opening when I first installed Ubuntu, haven’t seen it since.
That’s how well they integrated and hid this atrocity in plain sight :D
But it gets worse. When you try to use apt, it looks up if there is a snap package available, and may install that instead, so you may have used the store without being aware of it. They also consider phasing apt out completely.