How do I remove the botnet from Ubuntu? >inb4 install gentoo, arch

Why would you get normal Ubuntu and not one of it's other(much better) flavors?

You should have gotten Xubuntu, or Kubuntu.

>>56603643
kde neon instead of kubuntu

>>56603619
Considering Ubuntu no longer sends searches online anymore, you don't have to do anything

>>56603643
What's the best flavor and why?

>>56603712
I personally like Xubuntu a lot, but there is a screen tearing issue. I fixed it by just installing compton.

To remove an imaginary botnet, you must use your imagination, OP.

>>56603619

I stopped using Ubuntu a long time ago, but what I used to do to avoid the bloatware was to install Ubuntu Server and add only the stuff I needed. Since the kernel is not different anymore, you can rice from scratch with the server version.

>>56603712
MATE beats xfce now in pretty much every way. Whisker menu has more features, but it's not enough for me to warrant. Mate is without a doubt one of the most stable DEs and best Ubuntu flavors on the market right now.

>>56603619
There is no 'botnet' in Ubuntu. Even Amazon search is turned off by default in the latest LTS.

The most intrusive features of Ubuntu essentially amount to a system-wide recently-used items tracker. You can shut it off in the privacy panel if you like, but none of that information ever gets sent to anyone by default - it's just designed as a convenience to you.

>yfw .bash_history keeps track of everything you do

FUCKING CANONICAL!!