[PLUG] Ubuntu Snap?

Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
Sun Sep 3 04:19:10 UTC 2017


It does indeed seem that it is the Software Center is "suggesting" snap,
except that suggesting is a euphemism for "you gotta do this".  The command
line seemed to do the deed.

Thanks.,

-Denis

On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Nat Taylor <bioborg at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > $ 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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