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|    Mike Easter to azigni    |
|    Re: Why snap again?    |
|    14 May 23 19:34:26    |
      From: MikeE@ster.invalid              azigni wrote:       > Jonathan N. Little wrote:       >> So why are we defaulting to snap for Firefox?       >       > It gets worse if you have Firefox synced to other computers.       > If Snap/flatpak were the only options, I would not use Linux.       >       Normally, all I use is a distro/s repo/s, incl non-free and other such.              Since I mostly use a Ub derivative Mint, I also feel free to use various       .ppa/s for the specific release.              But, I also use Debian offshoots such as LMDE and Sparky.              I do NOT like to compile at all.              I /would/ use such as flatpak if it were my only avenue other than       compile, but I am more strongly anti-Snap, so I would remove Snap from a       Ub flavor or such as Neon.              I mostly prefer package managers such as Synaptic or Muon over Discover       or Software sources, so I would keep Snap out of that in favor of flatpak.              I think Ub has taken the wrong direction w/ its Snap       affection/affliction. I think Mint has taken the correct direction in       breaking w/ Ub over that issue.              --       Mike Easter              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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