Re: linux users, what do you like about it
Hi there,
@18: depends on how you view it. If we take the primary goals of both apt and snap, yes, they're different. Apt's goal is to install packages and solve their dependencies, while snap besides this focuses on installation process unification along various platforms. So yes, they really serve slightly different purposes.
But the very base, installing packages, is the same for both, even though they take different approaches to it.
And snap is more advanced in this area in sense, that it solves the long-standing Linux problem of preparing packages for tens of various distributions, if a developer wants to deliver his work to as many people as possible.
So, it is likely that snap will slowly take over apt, especially in case of non-system packages.
Will snap *completely* replace apt?
This is not possible to answer definitely. And even if it once happens, it will be a long process. There are few problems with it:
* snap is a project of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, while apt comes from Debian. Ubuntu is a fork of Debian, what makes a loop where it's complicated to replace component as basic as package manager. It would need to be done by Debian first, and taken by Ubuntu next.
* snap has to gain much higher popularity in order for Debian team to consider replacing apt with it.
* snap would also have to significantly overgrow its competitors, the unified packages delivery is not a new idea, and FlatPack along with AppImage are trying to do something very similar
* snap has its own issues with apps not working like they should or needing to overcome some of its sandboxing limitations. These need to be resolved before even thinking about using it as a system's package manager.
So, I agree on the conclusion, that we will definitely see apt around even in next years.
But at the same time, normal packages should slowly switch to an unified form of distribution, more advantageous for them, and thus apt's usage will slowly get more and more limited to system packages.
Best regards
Rastislav
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