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asg1448

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Registered: 2014-04-12

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Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

So, I followed instructions on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapd , and installed snapd. I was able to install ubuntu-core and hello snaps, but what next? I see hello snap mounted on /snap/hello/20, and I can access it there, but is it how I am supposed to launch the binary? I thought there was supposed to be confinement

Per following post: http://snapcraft.io/?utm_source=omgubuntu , I should be able to run "hello" command after installing "hello" package, but bash would refuse to run it, and neither I see any extra apps installed in gnome.

Anyone knows what am I missing?

Last edited by asg1448 (2016-06-18 06:18:24)

mandog

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

Simple install Ubuntu then you can have a system much like windows Libra office is over a gigabyte using snaps, think about it why did you install Arch in the 1st place + you will more than likely be installing Mallware and spy-ware in the near future.

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ChemBro

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

Libra office is over a gigabyte using snaps

Which is wrong. It's about 287 MB.

asg1448

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

Simple install Ubuntu then you can have a system much like windows Libra office is over a gigabyte using snaps, think about it why did you install Arch in the 1st place + you will more than likely be installing Mallware and spy-ware in the near future.

@mandog: I have no idea what are you saying. Did you just tell me I should ditch Arch and install Ubuntu, merely because I wanted to try snap feature?

Is there some other technologies I should in your opinion try to stay away from in order to keep enjoying Arch?

@others: does anybody have any actually helpful suggestions?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

@others: does anybody have any actually helpful suggestions?

Have you seen flatpak?

It's the Red Hat alternative to Snappy and appears to work well in Arch.

See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 5#p1635595

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mandog

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

Quote from the lead dev of Manjaro
Manjaro 16.08 support snap packages7. However we might not go so deep into it for now. A small example would be the new libreoffice 5.2 beta snap. 1 GB to 360 MB flatpak.

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jasonwryan

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

mandog: if you don't have anything constructive to contribute to a thread (as, in this case, you clearly do not), don't post in it...

Moving to AUR Issues

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Ropid

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Re: Ubuntu snap packages on archlinux

Quote from the lead dev of Manjaro
Manjaro 16.08 support snap packages7. However we might not go so deep into it for now. A small example would be the new libreoffice 5.2 beta snap. 1 GB to 360 MB flatpak.

It is around 300MB. The first 1GB version was a mistake because it was compiled as a debug version.