Post AbsMTQzaQcK58XM8oa by fosstastic@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AbsMTQ2jxPFeC1p95k by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
       2023-11-16T16:36:40Z
       
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       I already explained the main differences between most packaging formats, but now, it’s time to look at them in a more critical manner:Performance benchmarks, missing features, advantages and drawbacks, for #Snaps, #Flatpak, #AppImage and regular good old packages:#Linux #OpenSourcehttps://youtu.be/ikBPnYwnUMU
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsMTQzaQcK58XM8oa by fosstastic@mastodon.social
       2023-11-16T18:15:13Z
       
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       https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1643706With Flatpak one can just do "flatpak override --filesystem=path" and the problem is solved.In my opinion Snap's core design is fundamentally flawed. This starts with the fact that the sandbox is not mandatory and user-configurable (unlike Flatpak) and ends with the walled garden that doesn't allow for third-party repositories.The main issue: I no longer know which distribution to recommend to non-technical people since Ubuntu started to enforce broken snap packages.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsMTSHhckPN90q7gu by fosstastic@mastodon.social
       2023-11-16T19:40:36Z
       
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       The issue why replacing Ubuntu is so difficult is that most supposedly "beginner-friendly" distributions, like Linux Mint, don't notify their users about new distribution releases or about the fact that the current release has reached end of life.Since most users don't follow #Linux blogs, they might use an end of life OS for online banking without knowing that (security) updates have stopped.#Ubuntu has had a release notification and upgrade tool since version 5.10: https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperUpgrades
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsMTT7oV05lkdDjuq by fosserytech@mstdn.social
       2023-11-16T20:56:41Z
       
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       @fosstastic Zorin OS also has a new upgrade tool. It's also a beginner-friendly distro, where everything important is preinstalled, customization is super easy
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsW1hjdaJXaUrJPbk by fosstastic@mastodon.social
       2023-11-16T22:43:43Z
       
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       @fosserytech Thanks, I'll take a look at it!I've heard criticism about Zorin that it is still stuck on Ubuntu 20.04. Do you know by chance what the reason for this is?
       
 (DIR) Post #AbtjXBwWocVlixe7mK by fosserytech@mstdn.social
       2023-11-17T12:49:50Z
       
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       @fosstastic that's a good question 😅 I can't find anything about it.Ubuntu 20.04 is still supported so there aren't any major security risks I guess.(I only left Zorin OS because I wanted a newer version of GNOME, other than that everything was fine)