Linux support - snap

jktrigg · 09-22-2022, 01:39 AM

Is there any chance you will start supporting snap as a distribution channel for Linux? From what I can tell it is an easier route to cross-distro software dissemination (letting folks deal with two distribution sources [distro-specific + snap] instead of multiple [distro-specific plus each vendor]),

kovidgoyal · 09-22-2022, 02:18 AM

None, whatsoever.

Quoth · 09-22-2022, 07:01 AM

I avoid Snap or Flatpack if there is a proper deb version. It's very simple installing from Kovid's web site.
Plenty of SW needs direct download.

Cactus Chef · 09-26-2022, 09:52 AM

Calibre is already available as a flatpak for distro-agnostic Linux support. Most distros already support it. Ubuntu is the main holdout that has chosen to go all-in on Snaps instead. Flatpaks seem decidedly more popular, to the point that several of the largest distros based on Ubuntu (Mint, pop!_os, and elementary) all override stock Ubuntu behavior and ship flatpaks instead.

09-22-2022, 01:39 AM	#1
jktrigg Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Device: Android (FBReader Premium), Ubuntu/Windows laptops (Calibre)	Linux support - snap Is there any chance you will start supporting snap as a distribution channel for Linux? From what I can tell it is an easier route to cross-distro software dissemination (letting folks deal with two distribution sources [distro-specific + snap] instead of multiple [distro-specific plus each vendor]),

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09-22-2022, 02:18 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,349 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	None, whatsoever.

09-22-2022, 07:01 AM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,033 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	I avoid Snap or Flatpack if there is a proper deb version. It's very simple installing from Kovid's web site. Plenty of SW needs direct download.

09-26-2022, 09:52 AM	#4
Cactus Chef Fanatic Posts: 573 Karma: 7058832 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: East Coast, United States Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Clara HD, Galaxy Tab S5e, Kindle 4th Gen	Calibre is already available as a flatpak for distro-agnostic Linux support. Most distros already support it. Ubuntu is the main holdout that has chosen to go all-in on Snaps instead. Flatpaks seem decidedly more popular, to the point that several of the largest distros based on Ubuntu (Mint, pop!_os, and elementary) all override stock Ubuntu behavior and ship flatpaks instead.

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