zen-browser
Add Snap Package
I believe there's a github action to automatically update the snap package when you update the version
Edit: This is now built into snapcraft, just need to link the repo
I don't even understand why is this PR being downvoted so bad, despite there are much controversies with Canonical, that owns Snapcraft and Ubuntu.
well @Arxari, I do appreciate to have it in snap. or apt-get or something that comes by default in Ubuntu so I don't need download anything manually (including installing flatpack) or the appimage that i need to place it in a folder and put an icon manually... Maybe I'm missing something basic , you tell me.
OK but by supporting snap it's just enabling the issue, every normal distro supports flatpak out of the box, all except Ubuntu. By supporting snap it hurts the Linux desktop because it furthers distribution divide which makes it harder for developers to distribute apps.
Because snap is bad and no one wants it to continue existing.
It's just you and those Canonical haters. Go spread your hatred somewhere else.
It's just you and those Canonical haters. Go spread your hatred somewhere else.
Literally any who cares about the future of Linux will go against snaps. The majority of the Linux userbase either don't use Ubuntu, don't like snaps or hate snaps
Like snaps would be okay if Ubuntu didn't block flatpaks from their OS effectively alienating normal users and making their experience worse when no other distro wants to use or support snaps.
Snaps completely go against the mission of flatpak which is the bring more devs in by making distribution easier.
Like snaps would be okay if Ubuntu didn't block flatpaks from their OS effectively alienating normal users and making their experience worse when no other distro wants to use or support snaps.
Snaps completely go against the mission of flatpak which is the bring more devs in by making distribution easier.
Stop spreading fake news. Flatpak support is not included in Ubuntu and Debian by default, but it is still there. It's not and never blocked from Canonical's ~~OS~~ distro. Likewise, it's not only Ubuntu including Snap by default. https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd
I personally use Flatpak as well by following steps in https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu (or https://flatpak.org/setup/Debian), and the experience is the same as in other distros.
I don't use snaps or flatpaks, but both are still good to have, especially with something like a browser, accessibility is kinda important to gain more users
They literally made the Ubuntu app store not work with flatpaks, so you have to install a separate store. Also I'm sorry for excluding Debian from the list, but I have yet to run into a user which daily drives it.
Fedora comes with it, Mint comes with it, OpenSUSE, ZorinOS, Manjaro, Pop OS, Elementary, Vanilla, Bazzite, Nobara...
Literally except Ubuntu, all the most desktop-used distros support it (without the app store bs) and ship with it.
The ones that support Snap out of those are; Zorin (prioritizes flatpak), Manjaro (prioritizes AUR).
Also, snap often forces itself on users even when they do not want to use it, such as user installing an app using apt-get but it installs as snap. This should not be encouraged.
yeah, no, not saying it's not scummy, just, for the user who uses Ubuntu/Snaps and just wants to install the browser, best thing is to have the snap
But you do realize that by supporting snap you are literally creating this entire problem of flatpak apps not supported even they should be?