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Snap packages minus debug compare to size of Flatpak, Libreoffice is same size as Flatpak.
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On topic: Firefox still assumes X11 when running on Linux-like operating systems. Or in other words: despite being ported to GTK+3.x, it still needs XWayland instead of Wayland. If it does not run under Wayland, then also Mir is problematic. A webbrowser not really part of your operating system seems a bit odd.
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Originally posted by uid313 View PostI would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.
Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.
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Originally posted by uid313 View PostI would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.
Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.
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Originally posted by uid313 View PostI would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.
Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.
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That is a good idea for legacy apps the day Mir launch.
But what about Wayland specific apps? Do they run natively on Mir?
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I would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.
Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.
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Libertine: Allowing X11 Debian Packages To Run On The Next-Gen Ubuntu Desktop
Phoronix: Libertine: Allowing X11 Debian Packages To Run On The Next-Gen Ubuntu Desktop
Stephen Webb of Canonical has written about the company's latest project, Libertine. Libertine is their new project for allowing legacy X11-focused Debian packages to run on their next-gen converged desktop with Unity 8, Mir, and Snap packages...
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