[PLUG] Ubuntu Snap?

Nat Taylor bioborg at gmail.com
Sun Sep 3 04:08:31 UTC 2017


>
> $ sudo apt-get install gimp


that would be, or


> # apt-get install gimp


but that's being pedantic.

I think the deal is Software Center suggesting snap perhaps?
if you wanted to go about it from a gui, installing Synaptic and then
installing gimp via Synaptic would do the trick

On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 8:30 PM, c <cbpurcell at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, is there any reason you can't just install it using the regular
>
> #sudo apt-get install gimp
>
> ?
>
> Purcell
>
> On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 8:07 PM, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I use ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop.  No mention of snap.  Setting up a new
> > desktop I started with 16.04.3.  On trying to install Gimp I get a screen
> > which wants a sign-up to install snap.  My web searching tells me that
> this
> > is to allow updated programs to be installed on not-so-updated OS.  The
> > downside is that it uses more disk space and sometimes more ram because
> the
> > dependencies are duplicated for each application.  No information
> > quantifying this increase space demand.
> >
> > One commenter said he would use snap when he was sure there were no
> issues
> > and he felt the advantages were worth it to him.  But also no comment on
> > how to NOT use snap.  I saw no way to install Gimp without creating an
> > account with Ubuntu.  (This account-creation makes me leery.)
> >
> > Opinions, suggestions?
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