Did we kill Linux's killer feature?
Did we kill Linux's killer feature?
A few years ago we were able to upgrade everything (OS and Apps) using a single command. I remember this was something we boasted about when talking to Windows and Mac fans. It was such an amazing feature. Something that users of proprietary systems hadn't even heard about. We had this on desktops before things like Apple's App Store and Play Store were a thing.
We can no longer do that thanks to Flatpaks and Snaps as well as AppImages.
Recently i upgraded my Fedora system. I few days later i found out i was runnig some older apps since they were Flatpaks (i had completely forgotten how I installed bitwarden for instance.)
Do you miss the old system too?
Is it possible to bring back that experience? A unified, reliable CLI solution to make sure EVERYTHING is up to date?
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Huh, I stopped using Linux long ago, and I hardly understand any of the issues you are facing... can someone ELI5?
Recently there's been a push on Linux for containerized "apps" that come bundled with their dependencies windows style. Ubuntu has been the one really pushing this with their implementation called "snaps" which has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad idea.
I see, thank you for the heads up.
Packages are native to the distribution you are using.
All the other are apps packaged as all in one mini containers.
Your software manager should be capable of handling all this in a fairly reasonable way.
You may want to research this topic a bit, but use whatever works and don't read too much into these nerd discussions.
Thank you!