IgnacioJul 8, 2023

Ubuntu 23.10’s New Software App Will Demote DEBs (Apparently)

https://lemmy.ml/post/1845074

Ubuntu 23.10’s New Software App Will Demote DEBs (Apparently) - Lemmy

A new ‘app store’ is expected to ship as part of Ubuntu 23.10 when it’s released in October — and it’ll debut with a notable change to DEB support.

Show threadnottheengineerJul 8, 2023
Classic canonical move: Take community software, force snaps into it and then ship it.
Show threadIgnacioJul 8, 2023
Yep, I can not understand why Canonical keep pushing snaps on desktop
Show threadAvid Amoeba
Because maintaining snaps is a lot less work for whoever maintains the package, upstream developers, volunteers, or Canonical.
Jul 8, 2023 at 9:59pmWeb