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I don't recall any of that narrative being why people didn't like snaps. One of the early sticking points was switching Firefox from deb to snap. That doesn't
by quesera 1y ago
I don't recall any of that narrative being why people didn't like snaps.
One of the early sticking points was switching Firefox from deb to snap. That doesn't fit into your characterization.
- thewebguyd 1y agoRight, it got a bad rep on the desktop which tarnished its reuptation overall as a packaging format entirely
- quesera 1y agoIsn't Ubuntu primarily a desktop distribution? The numbers might favor server installs (no idea), but it seems like the decisions must be primarily desktop. (i.e. a server admin or business that installs a thousand Ubuntu instances is just a single decision). Either way, if Canonical's goals for snaps included easing people into self-hosting their services, surely making the experience pleasant on desktop would be a priority? I don't recall any positive changes brought by snaps. I was looking at it through a desktop lens at the time, but my general perspective is mostly server-side, so I might be biased in that direction. I don't think the two perspectives are necessarily in conflict, but noted just for framing... :)