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That sounds like Ubuntu Core. I use regular Ubuntu, but it looks like they really want to go all snap all the time, so I expect that in a few years I'll probab

That sounds like Ubuntu Core. I use regular Ubuntu, but it looks like they really want to go all snap all the time, so I expect that in a few years I'll probably be using an all snap system Snap might not be a part of systemd, but it is in the same general category of ultra standardized system software.

NewJazz 3y ago
Have they addressed any of the complaints about Snap auto-updating and not being able to use 3rd party repositories?
- eternityforest 3y ago
  Auto refresh can be disabled globally or per-snap now, the server is still closed source. I'm not sure why there's no real FOSS alternative to it, but there was an attempt at one point. I've always thought it would be cool to make a torrent-based P2P snap store.
  - lproven 3y ago
    > the server is still closed source. No it isn't. Canonical's snap store is closed source but Snap does not depend on it and the process of configuring snapd to fetch and install from your own store is fully documented and needs no proprietary or Canonical tech whatsoever.
    - NewJazz 3y ago
      Care to point to the documentation? AFAIK there are 0 open source server ("store") implementations compatible with recent versions of snapd.
      - lproven 3y ago
        I wrote it up here. https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/10/snap_without_ubuntu_tools/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/10/snap_without_ubuntu_t... There are multiple links to Canonical docs, and I don't think it's worth trying to summarise it further.
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        NewJazz 3y ago
        I found this... Not really "Canonical docs", no clear way to support multiple architectures, and it hasn't been updated in a couple years, but I guess it works... https://gitlab.com/lol-snap/lol-server https://gitlab.com/lol-snap/lol-server