[PLUG] Ubuntu Snap?

[Nat Taylor]

(snappy rather?)

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

> $ sudo apt-get install gimp
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> that would be, or
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>> # apt-get install gimp
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> but that's being pedantic.
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> 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
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> On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 8:30 PM, c <cbpurcell at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> So, is there any reason you can't just install it using the regular
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>> #sudo apt-get install gimp
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>> ?
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>> Purcell
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>> On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 8:07 PM, Denis Heidtmann <
>> denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> > 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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