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I wouldn't put appimage on the same level as snap and flatpak. It's more like a random compiled .exe that you just run, it doesn't have an integrated update mec

I wouldn't put appimage on the same level as snap and flatpak. It's more like a random compiled .exe that you just run, it doesn't have an integrated update mechanism, you're supposed to download a new one with every update. And between snap and flatpak, flatpak sure seems like a winner. For one, other distros can run it their own store instead of Flathub, while snap is pretty much limited to Ubuntu and Snapcraft. Even Ubuntu's forks like Mint and elementary are ignoring snap and going all in on flatpak.

padraic7a 5y ago
In terms of range of applications available though Snaps far outnumber Flatpaks. Probably because on terms of installs Ubuntu far out numbers every other Linux distro.
- TingPing 5y ago
  Its because Canonical hired employees to do packaging and outreach, as well as supporting a wider range of application types (cli, server tools), and lastly having no QA so all packages make it in (barring basic automated checks).