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> or only install through apt (as far as I know that still installs native packages) `apt install chromium-browser` installs Chromium as a snap package. If you
by input_sh 4y ago
> or only install through apt (as far as I know that still installs native packages)
`apt install chromium-browser` installs Chromium as a snap package. If you don't have snapd installed, it'll "helpfully" install it for you.
It's become a binary choice between snap and flatpak, with flatpak being preferred by all major Ubuntu forks (Pop OS, elementary OS, Linux Mint). I won't be shocked if years from now Ubuntu decides snap is no longer worth it, like they did with Mir and Unity.
- tpoacher 4y agoMint is flatpak based? Since when? (writing this from my Linux Mint OS).
- timbit42 4y agoMint is not flatpak based but it has Flatpak pre-installed in case you want to install some flatpaks. It doesn't have Snap pre-installed. Alternatively, the *ubuntus have Snap pre-installed and recently said they are removing Flatpak support, although I believe the user can install Flatpak if they want to use flatpaks.