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The mention of containers and Snaps in this release makes me wonder if Ubuntu isn't moving in the direction of general containerization of the system - server o
by cr0sh 10y ago
The mention of containers and Snaps in this release makes me wonder if Ubuntu isn't moving in the direction of general containerization of the system - server or desktop. It's certainly possible to run containers on the desktop, as this experiment shows:
https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/docker-containers-on-the-desktop/ https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/docker-containers-on-the-desk...
Her system was an early experiment, though, and seems like it had a more than a bit of admin needs - in other words, it was meant for general users. But she made some good points on why containers on the desktop could be useful, and from what I understand, Snaps is a part of this kind of idea.
Maybe I'm wrong - but if I'm right, this could be a big deal, though hopefully it's so transparent as to be something you don't really notice.
- stubish 10y agoCertainly. Snaps are contained and there are already a pile of desktop snaps available. You can install the applications, see what access they have and trust containment that they can't overstep their bounds, even if compromised. Same of course with the server, right down to IoT style devices where the entire system is composed of snaps and everything is running in containment. Its all there and available right now. At some point soon I'm sure deb packages will start wrapping snaps and an 'apt full-upgrade' transitions people without them noticing.