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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Kubuntu is the way to go. KDE Plasma is such a great desktop. Just be sure to do the “Minimal” install so you can avoid Snaps like the disease they are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Snaps aren't as bad as people make them out to be. The only problem in Kubuntu is thflathead. Independent app to manage Snap security and access like flatseal. There is one, but you gotta install so much dependencies that you almost end up with the whole Gnome desktop. Otherwise it's a great solution for use in Ubuntu Core for example. I do prefer Flatpaks though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) the problem with snap is that it's centralized around canonical's server permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago That's not inherently bad. With Flatpak, you can pull your applications from any server, without any verification that the software hasn't been tampered with. At least with Snap there is some control over that, no? Also, I can't tell you how many times flatpaks failed to download due to server errors. This hasn't hasn't happened with Snaps yet. For the record, I do prefer Flatpaks over Snaps for its ease of use, access controls, and control over when I update my software. This is something I have found difficult with Snaps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Snaps aren't as bad as people make them out to be. The only problem in Kubuntu is thflathead. Independent app to manage Snap security and access like flatseal. There is one, but you gotta install so much dependencies that you almost end up with the whole Gnome desktop. Otherwise it's a great solution for use in Ubuntu Core for example. I do prefer Flatpaks though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) the problem with snap is that it's centralized around canonical's server permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago That's not inherently bad. With Flatpak, you can pull your applications from any server, without any verification that the software hasn't been tampered with. At least with Snap there is some control over that, no? Also, I can't tell you how many times flatpaks failed to download due to server errors. This hasn't hasn't happened with Snaps yet. For the record, I do prefer Flatpaks over Snaps for its ease of use, access controls, and control over when I update my software. This is something I have found difficult with Snaps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) the problem with snap is that it's centralized around canonical's server permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago That's not inherently bad. With Flatpak, you can pull your applications from any server, without any verification that the software hasn't been tampered with. At least with Snap there is some control over that, no? Also, I can't tell you how many times flatpaks failed to download due to server errors. This hasn't hasn't happened with Snaps yet. For the record, I do prefer Flatpaks over Snaps for its ease of use, access controls, and control over when I update my software. This is something I have found difficult with Snaps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago That's not inherently bad. With Flatpak, you can pull your applications from any server, without any verification that the software hasn't been tampered with. At least with Snap there is some control over that, no? Also, I can't tell you how many times flatpaks failed to download due to server errors. This hasn't hasn't happened with Snaps yet. For the record, I do prefer Flatpaks over Snaps for its ease of use, access controls, and control over when I update my software. This is something I have found difficult with Snaps. permalink fedilink source parent
