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How do you think about Snap? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by wave_walnut@kbin.social to c/linux@kbin.social

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I'm very beginner of Linux server admin. Few days ago I set up snap version of nextcloud server app on my own Ubuntu VPS server, and I found that Snap system might be focused to build original file system hierarchy in /snap directory, and I felt a little weird about that.

For example, Linux file system hierarchy is defined to set server app config into /etc/app/conf.d or so.
But snap version app tend to set it into /snap/app/current/app/config or so.
It sounds so complicated for me.

So I want to know about how Snap is thought by others. I'm happy if you might tell me something here.

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[–] Jarmer@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I simply don’t understand why snaps exist in 2023 with the existence of flatpaks.

[–] moon_matter@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

As the makers of the most popular distro and the creators of Snaps, the format will continue to exist until Canonical decides it shouldn't. The Linux community doesn't have a lot of say in the matter. Fragmentation and duplication of effort is also nothing new to FOSS and it has both pros and cons.