▲ 692 ▼ Fan of Flatpaks ...or Not? (lemmy.ml) submitted 1 year ago by shrewdcat@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml 269 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Libra@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (5 children) Haven't had much opportunity to use snap, what's the problem with them? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 1 year ago (1 child) Haven't had much opportunity to have nails driven into my testicles. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago Wanna meet? /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 year ago For me, it's the unrenameable, unmoveable, non-hidden snap directory in my home directory's root that doesn't even follow the naming convention of the other directories in there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 child) What everyone else has already said, plus sudden updates that nuke active applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) > plus sudden updates that nuke active applications. This is not what's supposed to happen. If an app installed through flatpak is active while it's receiving an update, then the update is not supposed to affect the running application until it's closed/restarted. Edit: Somehow I didn't realize the concern was raised against Snap and not Flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Luckily this was about Snap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago The thread is about snap and why it's worse than flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) We're talking about snaps in contrast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent [–] First_Thunder@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago And also the fact that the store backend is proprietary permalink fedilink source parent [–] qt0x40490FDB@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Mostly start up time for me. It just takes the programs longer to launch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 1 year ago (1 child) Haven't had much opportunity to have nails driven into my testicles. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago Wanna meet? /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 year ago For me, it's the unrenameable, unmoveable, non-hidden snap directory in my home directory's root that doesn't even follow the naming convention of the other directories in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 child) What everyone else has already said, plus sudden updates that nuke active applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) > plus sudden updates that nuke active applications. This is not what's supposed to happen. If an app installed through flatpak is active while it's receiving an update, then the update is not supposed to affect the running application until it's closed/restarted. Edit: Somehow I didn't realize the concern was raised against Snap and not Flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Luckily this was about Snap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago The thread is about snap and why it's worse than flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) We're talking about snaps in contrast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HayadSont@discuss.online 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) > plus sudden updates that nuke active applications. This is not what's supposed to happen. If an app installed through flatpak is active while it's receiving an update, then the update is not supposed to affect the running application until it's closed/restarted. Edit: Somehow I didn't realize the concern was raised against Snap and not Flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Luckily this was about Snap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago The thread is about snap and why it's worse than flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) We're talking about snaps in contrast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Luckily this was about Snap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HayadSont@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aksdb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago The thread is about snap and why it's worse than flatpak. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) We're talking about snaps in contrast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HayadSont@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HayadSont@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago My bad. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] First_Thunder@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago And also the fact that the store backend is proprietary permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qt0x40490FDB@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago Mostly start up time for me. It just takes the programs longer to launch. permalink fedilink source parent