I don't want snaps anywhere. Definitely not on the server (ever looked how much RAM it takes on a machine with 512MB - 1GB of RAM?) and also not on the desktop.
I don't have to optimise my machine to get the calculator run within 1-2 seconds, this is just bad by design and there is no excuse.
They are an abomination or workaround for problems in OS library packaging (& manager) and OS security concepts.
If snaps are so cool why are there no similar concepts in other famous major desktops (even non Linux)?
There are similar concepts: I use flatpak on other distros. It is just that flatpaks are not remotely as invasive and inconsistent as snaps (and probably most importantly, not forced on you).
> If snaps are so cool why are there no similar concepts in other famous major desktops (even non Linux)?
APKs are pretty much the Android equivalent. In both cases the key features are sandboxing and bundling of dependencies. The stores also work roughly equivalently - like with snaps you can install an APK without a store, and that mechanism is what alternative stores use, but for full integration there's really just one: the Google Play Store.
iOS works pretty much the same way too, as far as I understand.
I don't have to optimise my machine to get the calculator run within 1-2 seconds, this is just bad by design and there is no excuse.
They are an abomination or workaround for problems in OS library packaging (& manager) and OS security concepts.
If snaps are so cool why are there no similar concepts in other famous major desktops (even non Linux)?