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[–] scratchandgame@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Apps aren't even distributed via snap or flatpak. we have the option to install software we need and compile those are snap or flatpak only.

[–] bizdelnick@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Don't read the community, post all news you see.

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I don't understand why people are so hell bent on hating Snaps. The architecture is literally better than Flatpak -- and I'm quite sure it's possible to run one's own Snap host. Some people say they're bloated and slow, well not anymore than Flatpak (actually less) and people love that?

[–] GnomeComedy@beehaw.org -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I hate them because they make Ubuntu useless for a desktop in an enterprise environment. Snaps have a bug where they will NOT open with a network home directory, which is common for a business ... And now they've made Firefox snap only.

So for a business environment: you can't even open the included web browser. WTF?

Do you understand now?

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