[Novalug] Ubuntu's New "Snap" Apps

greg pryzby greg@pryzby.org
Sat Jun 18 12:47:30 EDT 2016


Agreed and no speaker yet....

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016, 12:46 PM John Franklin <franklin@elfie.org> wrote:

> Do we have a July presenter yet?  This would be a good topic if anyone
> knows it well enough, or is willing to do some research.
>
> jf
>
> > On Jun 18, 2016, at 9:25 AM, greg pryzby via Novalug <
> novalug@firemountain.net> wrote:
> >
> > It is a universal software package and appears to have been accepted by
> > most distros. Fedora and Debian with the "enterprise" versions either
> there
> > or in process. When it replaces the current deb and from we will see.
> That
> > said it would be nice if this does become the standard.
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 18, 2016, 9:12 AM Charles Richard Head via Novalug <
> > novalug@firemountain.net> wrote:
> >
> >> *NoVALuggers,*
> >>
> >> Ubuntu recently announced a new method of distributing applications that
> >> they refer to as the "Snappy system" or "Snappy Ubuntu Core". Since
> >> their previous big system "improvement" was the Unity user interface,
> >> I'm very leery of this new "improvement".
> >>
> >> Do any of you know whether this new software distribution system (is it
> >> a packaging system?) is a good idea or not?
> >>
> >> Should we expect other distros to use it as well?
> >>
> >> *Charlie Head*
> >> **********************************************************************
> >> The Novalug mailing list is hosted by firemountain.net.
> >>
> >> To unsubscribe or change delivery options:
> >> http://www.firemountain.net/mailman/listinfo/novalug
> >>
> > --
> > greg pryzby                              greg at pryzby dot org
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/gpryzby
> >
> > SOCIAL MEDIA: gpryzby
> > PHOTOS: http://lonetrikerphotography.tumblr.com/
> > **********************************************************************
> > The Novalug mailing list is hosted by firemountain.net.
> >
> > To unsubscribe or change delivery options:
> > http://www.firemountain.net/mailman/listinfo/novalug
>
> --
> John Franklin
> franklin@elfie.org
>
>
>
> --
greg pryzby                              greg at pryzby dot org
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gpryzby

SOCIAL MEDIA: gpryzby
PHOTOS: http://lonetrikerphotography.tumblr.com/



More information about the Novalug mailing list