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Why is snaps hated (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Gargari@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I see people hate snap packaging and removing it if their OS support it. Is it because it's NOT fully open-source or just due to how the technology works?

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[-] tiny@midwest.social 62 points 1 year ago

There are philosophical and technical reasons to not like snaps

Technical

  • Slow startup time
  • Makes lsblk look really ugly
  • For awhile users didn't have a lot of control over when things updated
  • Not designed to work with third party repos by default
  • Requires apparmor so it doesn't work well on selinux distros.

Philosophical

  • Backend is proprietary and controller by a single company
  • Has made the same amount of effort as flatpak to work on distros that aren't Ubuntu
  • Some people just don't like Ubuntu
[-] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 1 year ago
  • Canonical is pushing it too aggressively, removing the freedom of choice.
[-] coldhotman@nrsk.no 14 points 1 year ago

Makes lsblk look really ugly

i never even thought of that, it would be an abomination

[-] anagram3k@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Also:

  • Creates a snap directory on your home. I hate programs that pollute my home.
  • Requires a service (snapd) to function.
[-] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Not only does it create that directory but it creates new folders for each updated version of various apps... Very weird and confusing

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