The horror increases:
Ubuntu actually installs Fuse version 3 by default. However, if you already have Fuse version 3 installed, which you do, and you tell it to install "fuse", it will REMOVE fuse version 3 (and in the process uninstall several vital system components) and install fuse version 2 (which doesn't work) in its place.
EVEN ON LINUX, THIS IS NOT A GOTCHA THAT USERS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO WITH NO WARNING THAT THE SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING UNUSUAL.