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[-] Thyrian@ttrpg.network 115 points 3 months ago

I think most snap haters mostly hate, that Canonical forces snap upon them, an wouldn't hate so much about it if they had the choice.

[-] Shareni@programming.dev 83 points 3 months ago

Yeah, who'd hate using a package manager that increasingly slows down your boot time with every package installed, or that uses a closed source store to provide you FOSS

Maybe there's a reason canonical has to force it on their users

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 74 points 3 months ago

I also hate that it creates a loopback device for every installed snap

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 3 months ago

There's a lot I dislike about snap. This is the thing I hate.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 months ago

Yeah typing "apt install firefox" and getting the Snap version does loudly and obnoxiously disqualify Ubuntu from any devices owned by me or my family.

[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

Thanks to snap I switched to arch. It gave a linux beginner so much drive to learn the terminal and install a harder os lol. The firefox snap was the worst shit.

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[-] devilish666@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I never used snap, always use official repo > multilib > extra > chaotic aur > aur > flatpak > FUCK IT, I BUILD FROM SOURCE CODE FROM SHADY GITHUB REPO

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 29 points 3 months ago

FUCK IT, I BUILD FROM SOURCE CODE FROM SHADY GITHUB REPO_*

I feel seen.

[-] Morphit@feddit.uk 20 points 3 months ago

curl shit | sudo bash is just so convenient.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago

I hope you mean https://shit.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

http://mysite.net | sudo bash

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[-] alper_celik@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

The safest install method \s

[-] vfye@toast.ooo 25 points 3 months ago

Thread made by canonical employee

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[-] unrushed233 14 points 3 months ago

Now also throw GNU Guix, Homebrew and some AppImages in there

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[-] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

It's a shame that snaps are forced to use Canonicals closed source backend because they are really good, and a fully snap system is a very compelling idea for immutable systems

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[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

People using Linux should take their heads out of their asses sometimes and just let people enjoy things they way they prefer.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 months ago

Fuckin preach it friend!

That's the joy of Linux, the "have it your way" approach to an OS

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 23 points 3 months ago

yeah well, you can't have it your way on Ubuntu when Canonical FORCES you to use snaps (heck they even hacked apt to prefer snaps instead of debs)

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[-] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Heck yeah! There's so much gatekeeping and tribalism that it kinda sucks out the joy a little bit

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

Snap is bad. I only say this as someone who did a lot of OS security work for Linux and Unix, so take that with a grain of salt.

[-] Max820@feddit.org 6 points 3 months ago

Would you mind explaining why? I'm genuinely curious

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

snap bad indeed

[-] Atlas48@ttrpg.network 5 points 3 months ago

I use nix like the AUR for debian.

[-] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

I have NODE installed using snap lmao. Why? Installing it the normal way just gives me tons of errors that I'm too bored to deal with. I'm sure there's a fix, but I'm too lazy to debug all that. Of course, I don't use snap node for hosting servers and stuff. I just use it for react native. Regardless, it works n I'm happy lol

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah. I don't mind snap at all for cases where a better package doesn't exist.

What made me give up Ubuntu was how it railroaded me into snap versions of packages that work better, for me, as native .deb installs.

[-] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

Oh definitely. Canonical forcing us to use snap Firefox was very shitty. I mean I still use Ubuntu because I'm lazy, but I did change the snap Firefox thing to the apt libraries or whatever.

I really don't understand why they don't just adopt flatpak.

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