3 ms·

> imho - after the insertion of flatpak, appimage, snaps, and in some cases dockerimages... > i fail to see what problems we've solved. Any of those can be ins

> imho - after the insertion of flatpak, appimage, snaps, and in some cases dockerimages... > i fail to see what problems we've solved. Any of those can be installed on most big distros, so you only need to release one for your app. Though I would use only docker for services and only flatpak or appimage for apps. Snap is proprietary; only Canonical runs a server.

jlelse 6y ago
Flatpak apps are also faster to start (at least in my experience, Snaps always take multiple seconds while Flatpaks usually start instantly)
loudtieblahblah 6y ago
yes, it solves problems for devs at end-user expense. 5-7 years ago, i could "apt upgrade" and upgrade, nearly, my entire box. Now i have to manually upgrade DEBs, have separate systems or upgrade/management options for AppImages, Flatpaks, Snaps, docker images. it's a mess and it makes keeping up with security patches an absolute nightmare. Now, if you're lucky, apps do all their individual checking if an upgrade needs to be done and you do apps one at a time, piece meal, which requires a lot more time from end users. I now spend more time managing my machine than using it. so yay for devs saving some time on their end ,or something.