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Ubuntu flavours to drop Flatpak by default and stick to Snaps https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/ubuntu-flavours-to-drop-flatpak-by-default-and-stick-to-snaps/ #Ubuntu #Flatpak #Linux

Ubuntu flavours to drop Flatpak by default and stick to Snaps

Canonical has announced a change in the packaging defaults for the various "flavours" like Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie and so on to exclude Flatpak and stick with Snap.
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#linux #ubuntu #flatpak
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Julianoë
Julianoë
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weirdly phrased because that's a decision by Ubuntu, not the flavours designers
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
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@Julianoe " the Ubuntu flavors have made a joint decision to adjust some of the default packages on Ubuntu" - the announcement
@Julianoë
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hirnsushi
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@Julianoe

Doesn't seem like a joint decision to me:

"Did we agree? I think we complied with the requested change." - @wimpy

https://fosstodon.org/@wimpy/109908489437633387

Wimpy (@wimpy@fosstodon.org)

@bluesabre@floss.social Did we agree? I think we complied with the requested change. You and I both played our part in ensuring this was clearly and openly communicated.
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Diogo Constantino
Diogo Constantino
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one detail, that is meaningful for the sentiment:
debs and snaps by default as is written on the discourse post.
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rustynail
rustynail
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sounds surprising to me as someone who hadn't used ubuntu in a while. Why did they even ship with flatpak in the first place if they're literally ubuntu
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Arsimael Inshan
Arsimael Inshan
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one of the (main) reasons against snap is Cano ical which refuses to allow other snap store servers. This takes the option to create own snap servers and stores.
Besides this, I think snap is an OK format. Just like Flatpak or Appimage.
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🌈 Lascapi
🌈 Lascapi
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I didn't understand why, but this comment helped me to see another point of view : https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-flavor-packaging-defaults/34061/9

Ubuntu Flavor Packaging Defaults

As a developer, it might help to see a bit of the standpoint I have on this issue, as I actually agree with the decision to not include Flatpak by default.
Ubuntu Community Hub
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Ceremus :t_blink:
Ceremus :t_blink:
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On the topic of whether it's a "big deal" or not, I'm not so concerned about the OOBE, I'm sure Ubuntu's regular users will be fine either way. But there's a clear, Microsoft-level conflict of interest when you have a company pushing their own proprietary solution while excluding competing technologies of the same kind. It starts to stink of walled-garden mentalities that are mostly antithetical to the FOSS community.
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cameronbosch :endeavourOS:
cameronbosch :endeavourOS:
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And I plan to drop Ubuntu by default and stick to Arch for computers and something not Red Hat or Ubuntu based for servers, maybe Debian or openSUSE...

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