[PLUG] Ubuntu Snap?

[c]

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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