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HPR4238: Snaps are better than flatpaks

Hosted by Some Guy On The Internet on 2024-10-30 00:00:00

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Snaps are just better.
72 hours or I'm 100% correct.

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https://snapcraft.io/

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Elliot B says: Snaps are the least worst

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For me it comes down to provenance. I need to be sure that my software is coming from a trusted source.

I originally favoured Appimages because I could get them directly from the developers. However updating Appimages and integrating them into application launchers is a manual process.

Snaps aren't perfect. They are slow to install when compared to apt-get, they consume a lot of disk space and they clutter the output of the mount command.

However I took my list of favourite Appimages and looked at which developers directly manage their own software on the Snapstore and Flathub.

Most of the Appimages I use are also available directly from the original developers on Snapstore so I migrated to Snaps.

There are too many Flatpaks managed by random people and not enough 'Verified' Flatpaks.

I avoid Snaps that aren't managed by either Canonical or the original developers.

Trey says: Ethernet cable

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The problem with Ethernet cable is that most is all twisted up inside. You need to regularly unplug one end from the wall and then yank really hard on the cable to help the conductors straighten themselves out. (Thank you BOFH - https://bofh.bjash.com/newbofh/bofh6sept.html )

And, thank you, SGOTI. Now I need to figure out how to get my Discord Snap to update properly. :)

mpardo says: Snaps are indeed better that Flatpaks

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Another great episode. Very entertaining.

Of course snaps are better, but do not forget, flatpaks are also better than snaps. And both are better than appimages, even though appimages are better than both snaps and flatpaks.

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