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Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps? (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago by staticlifetime@kbin.social to c/linux@kbin.social

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Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs?

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[–] atmur@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

100% agree. Snaps are kind of neat for server stuff (easiest setup of Nextcloud I've ever done, even though I switched to Docker in the end), but man the desktop experience is god awful.

I had to setup an Ubuntu VM at work to run something I couldn't do on the Windows host, I tried to open Firefox and it took ages to start. I literally began trying to troubleshoot why it wasn't opening before it finally started. Completely unusable and I have no idea why Canonical thinks this is an actual competitor to Flatpak.

[–] Alexmitter@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Snaps are kind of neat for server stuff

Theoretically yes, until you find out that Snap will force update your server snaps without any way to disable it. Best you can do is pause it. This is absolutely unacceptable for anyone serious about server stuff.