Though Flatpak and Snappy are not new ideas, they have a lot of force behind them. We’ve had tools like AppImage (and others) in the past, and they never really got that much traction. However, I think that both Flatpak and Snappy have what it takes to make more universal installation...
Ubuntu has Snap packages. Red Hat is pushing Flatpak. Both come with promises of better security and easier deployment across many distros. But what are they, and which should you use? Snaps and Flatpaks: Background We'veexplained Ubuntu snap packages in-depth before. They began as click pa...
Flatpak/snapapps may feel similar to AppImage apps, but they’re pretty different. For starters, flatpaks and snaps need an environment and daemon to be installed beforehand. The daemon supervises and manages how applications run, update, install, and so on. There are of course pros and cons...
Finally, help in regards to updating apps to latest version if possible…There are less devs supporting PPA’s and .debs. Snaps & flatpaks sometimes have appearance problems that don’t blend w/the appearance of the distro (off colors; weird edges/bezels). A warning about installing Snaps/...