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Flatpak vs Snap, which one do you prefer?

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Flatpak vs. Snap: 10 Differences You Should Know

Flatpak vs Snap, know the differences and gain insights as a Linux user to pick the best.
Ankush Das (It's FOSS)
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madmax
madmax
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I prefer Flatpaks because the permission management of flatpaks are easier for me to understand than snaps.
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Dustin Tungilik MacDonald
Dustin Tungilik MacDonald
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I like snaps they are easier and quicker to install in the terminal. But, I have installed a few flatpacks, whatever works.
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Zeki Çatav 🤔 ☕ 🕯️🎶
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Non of them if I can find app in standard repo. If I can't find prefer flatpak but snaps.
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Fabian 😉
Fabian 😉
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struggling a bit with that on my last fresh install. Flatpak seemed more open and faster but had some authorization issues with some apps. Then came to the conclusion to choose for each application. Now I look on the homepage of an application what it suggests and take that. Regardless if it's snap, flatpak, appimage or deb

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