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cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

KDE Plasma 6.3 Beta Released With A Ton Of Improvements

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KDE Plasma 6.3 Beta Released With A Ton Of Improvements

www.phoronix.com

cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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  • recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.ca
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    Alongside the Phoronix commentors I’m also of the same opinion that implementing Canonical’s defunct Snap package system is a waste of time and effort.

    At this point, everyone with an understanding of the 3 primary containerized package types should know that Snaps in comparison to Flatpaks or AppImage packages should be avoided if possible.

    If Canonical open-sourced their backend I believe that snaps would no longer cause such aversion and backlash from the community.

    • Arch gets $600K, Flathub separates from GNOME, Firefox drops Do Not track: Linux & Open Source News
    • Snaps vs Flatpaks vs Appimages vs Packages: benchmarks, missing features & differences
    • Why do people HATE Snap Packages?
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      Nah. Even if the Snapstore backend were FOSS, you should still avoid Snaps because the way they implemented sandboxing subtly breaks many applications.

      Not to mention, they dishonestly co-opt your apt install invocations to sneakily install the Snap version. Actual Microsoft behavior. If a company is that eager to deceive you and shove their tech down your throat, you should avoid it at all costs.

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        Nah. Even if the Snapstore backend were FOSS, you should still avoid Snaps because the way they implemented sandboxing subtly breaks many applications.

        Fair; that is true.

        Not to mention, they dishonestly co-opt your apt install invocations to sneakily install the Snap version.

        🤨 damn that’s pretty crazy if true. Knowing Canonical this could be real, I’ll have to look this up.


        Edit:
        Confirmed this is true

        • Born to apt, forced to snap
        • How do I force ubuntu NOT to use snaps?

        Apologies for linking to rdit, but yeah Canonical what’s going on with you

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          They also keep sneaking in new ways to get you back on snaps. It’s like whackamole.

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    Another wave of bug reports and rants about Linux incoming.

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