Snaps are an anti-pattern on Ubuntu
I think there are some very good critiques of snap (performance, provenance, reproducibility, namespacing, etc), and the first couple points in this article seem reasonable.<p>However I can&#x27;t agree with this:<p>&gt; apt&#x2F;deb is a wonderful package management system and everyone is happy with it, at least the majority of Ubuntu&#x2F;Debian users. Besides, dnf&#x2F;rpm is also a similar packaging system for Fedora&#x2F;RH systems and everyone is happy with that too.<p>Debs and rpms are great at assembling tightly coupled monolithic systems. Great! Let&#x27;s keep using them for the base system. However when I want to install a QT app on a Gnome system or <i>gasp</i> a proprietary app, Debs are insufficient. I want all of the QT libs embedded in the package. I want the proprietary app in a container. I want MAC with a polished UX. I don&#x27;t want debs to worry about those features. I want an &quot;app store&quot; done right: open yet verifiable. Protection in depth.