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[-] RmDebArc_5@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Snaps just create additional confusion

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Do they really cause confusion? Or do they make software "just work" which is much more important to a new user?

[-] RmDebArc_5@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

It’s confusing if there are more than one version of an app and the fact that the command to install one installs the other doesn’t make it better

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

There's already more than one version without snap, it's already a confusing mess. Not all distros are compatible with the exact same binaries. And people probably don't want to compile everything form source.

Snap could potentially unify things, and remove all of that confusion.

[-] RmDebArc_5@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

And then Canonical would control Linux apps, sounds like a good idea

[-] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

well the first one definitely to a new user, the secod one it "just works" in the same way Fallout 76 did.

[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Flatpaks are just as easy to use without the drawbacks of snaps. There's no reason to use snaps excet for Canonical pushing them on end users.

And frankly snaps frequently don't work well, that's the entire reason people hate them.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

it was confusing for me when apt install Firefox installed the snap version

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