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- Is snap or Flatpak better?
- Are snap packages good?
- Are Flatpaks good?
- Why snap and Flatpak are so important to Linux?
Is snap or Flatpak better?
While both are systems for distributing Linux apps, snap is also a tool to build Linux Distributions. ... Flatpak is designed to install and update “apps”; user-facing software such as video editors, chat programs and more. Your operating system, however, contains a lot more software than apps.
Are snap packages good?
While Canonical is no stranger to walking back on unpopular decisions, snap packages are almost certainly here to stay. The logistical advantages of containerized packages are simply too great when your whole company is structured around providing support for multiple versions of a Linux distribution.
Are Flatpaks good?
It is good if you want to get software not packaged for your distro but packaged for flatpak. It is good if you want a little extra sandboxing on applications, carefully limiting them to predefined directories and specific actions by default.
Why snap and Flatpak are so important to Linux?
But ultimately, what snap and flatpak technology does is remove the barrier to entry for many software companies. Or, if it doesn't remove it altogether, it shrinks it drastically. That's why so many applications, that might not otherwise do so, can make their way to Linux.
