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I dont know but if i just compare https://snapcraft.io/store https://snapcraft.io/store and https://flathub.org https://flathub.org ... I see that snap packages

I dont know but if i just compare https://snapcraft.io/store https://snapcraft.io/store and https://flathub.org https://flathub.org ... I see that snap packages have a lot more adoption by big name vendors.

curt15 8y ago
One advantage of snaps for developers is that if one is already developing on Ubuntu or Debian, the build and runtime dependencies of a snap can be expressed directly in terms of the packages in the distribution's repositories. To build a flatpak requires one to hunt down the original sources and figure out how to build them like what people did before the era of package managers.
TingPing 8y ago
Canonical has a marketing team and outreach. Flatpak doesn't. Also the Snap store allows a larger range of software (WINE repackages, server apps, duplicates, etc) that Flathub does not. Flathub is also hand reviewed so it takes a bit longer for new apps to get in.
- sandGorgon 8y ago
  im not talking about niche ones - im talking about REALLY big names. firefox, vscode, etc. there is also this - https://www.docker.com/docker-news-and-press/docker-and-canonical-partner-cs-docker-engine-millions-ubuntu-users https://www.docker.com/docker-news-and-press/docker-and-cano...
  - takluyver 8y ago
    vscode at least is there on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.visualstudio.code https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.visualstudio.code
    - gurkendoktor 8y ago
      I found the flatpak version too sandboxed to be useful: https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code/issues/25 https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code/issues/25 Snap "solves" this issue by not sandboxing some apps. I'm not sure if there is a good solution to sandboxing developer tools.
      - TingPing 8y ago
        The solution is developer tools to conceptually split the target environment and their running environment. GNOME-Builder is an example of this.
        gurkendoktor 8y ago
        I was wondering how Builder handles this when I wrote my reply, but I assumed it'd do the same thing. Thanks, I'll take a look.

curt15 8y ago

One advantage of snaps for developers is that if one is already developing on Ubuntu or Debian, the build and runtime dependencies of a snap can be expressed directly in terms of the packages in the distribution's repositories. To build a flatpak requires one to hunt down the original sources and figure out how to build them like what people did before the era of package managers.

TingPing 8y ago

Canonical has a marketing team and outreach. Flatpak doesn't. Also the Snap store allows a larger range of software (WINE repackages, server apps, duplicates, etc) that Flathub does not. Flathub is also hand reviewed so it takes a bit longer for new apps to get in.

sandGorgon 8y ago
im not talking about niche ones - im talking about REALLY big names. firefox, vscode, etc. there is also this - https://www.docker.com/docker-news-and-press/docker-and-canonical-partner-cs-docker-engine-millions-ubuntu-users https://www.docker.com/docker-news-and-press/docker-and-cano...
- takluyver 8y ago
  vscode at least is there on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.visualstudio.code https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.visualstudio.code
  - gurkendoktor 8y ago
    I found the flatpak version too sandboxed to be useful: https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code/issues/25 https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code/issues/25 Snap "solves" this issue by not sandboxing some apps. I'm not sure if there is a good solution to sandboxing developer tools.
    - TingPing 8y ago
      The solution is developer tools to conceptually split the target environment and their running environment. GNOME-Builder is an example of this.
      - gurkendoktor 8y ago
        I was wondering how Builder handles this when I wrote my reply, but I assumed it'd do the same thing. Thanks, I'll take a look.