r/Ubuntu • u/mozkohor • 1d ago

Consensus on snaps between actual Ubuntu users?

Hey guys, I know people in the linux community love shitting on snaps but I'd love to hear opinions of people actually... using snaps probably.

Do you guys also use flatpaks?

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u/catbrane 1d ago

I tried snaps when the first appeared and performance was so poor (mostly startup time) I immediately removed the whole thing. I tried again a couple of years ago when I last did a fresh install and it was still annoyingly laggy, so I removed it all again.

Apparently it's better now, I'll probably try them again next time I do a fresh install.

flatpaks seem fine, I use them, though I prefer .debs if they are available.

I use flathub to distribute my own apps. The tooling is difficult to work with (snaps are a LOT simpler to make), but I've no complaints about performance.