> If you don't like the bundled model, then you can carry on using Ubuntu 20.04 without Snaps just fine.
While it's true you technically can, at some point you have to ask yourself why you're going against the grain instead of picking a different distro (or not upgrading to 20.04, at least). Ubuntu wants you to use snaps. You can sidestep this, but you should ask yourself if you shouldn't just switch distros.
I just recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04. I don't see the reason to upgrade to 20.04 as long as the software I need works and I keep getting security fixes. Once this LTS gets EOL'd, I'll see what the current deal is with Ubuntu and seriously consider switching to another distro.
Manjaro has 99% of what Ubuntu has, runs a much more modern kernel, and has packages for literally anything you can think of in the extended software repository (namely Arch Linux's AUR).
I regret not taking the plunge and installing Manjaro against the will of our IT during onboarding (they don't forbid it, they simply can't promise good support if you don't install Ubuntu). I am sure I could have found a way to install the 2-3 corporate VPN / spy / monitoring agents my employer requires on the machines they issue for employees.
But anything I've needed of Manjaro, I always got it. Granted that's an anecdotal evidence, obviously -- I haven't tried running games, for example.
> If you don't like the bundled model, then you can carry on using Ubuntu 20.04 without Snaps just fine.
While it's true you technically can, at some point you have to ask yourself why you're going against the grain instead of picking a different distro (or not upgrading to 20.04, at least). Ubuntu wants you to use snaps. You can sidestep this, but you should ask yourself if you shouldn't just switch distros.
I just recently upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04. I don't see the reason to upgrade to 20.04 as long as the software I need works and I keep getting security fixes. Once this LTS gets EOL'd, I'll see what the current deal is with Ubuntu and seriously consider switching to another distro.