Libertine: Allowing X11 Debian Packages To Run On The Next-Gen Ubuntu Desktop

[linuxforall]

Snap packages minus debug compare to size of Flatpak, Libreoffice is same size as Flatpak.

[bkor]

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.

[bkor]

I would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.

Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.

Snap does not have the benefit of runtimes. However, the wasted size is not in the gigabyte. That was just the Snap Libreoffice having debug information as well. This was intentionally done to help QA. Flatpak is still way better due to having and encouraging runtimes, by default support for additional data (debug info and so on), NO restrictive CLA which unlike any other CLA gives unique advantage to Canonical over any other contributor, NO requirement to use a proprietary 'store', etc.

[duby229]

I would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.

Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.

I'm half certain most of the differences between mir and wayland will be handled by middleware like sdl, gtk, or qt.

[duby229]

I would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.

Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.

Yeah, but I do believe containers are the future.... But the way Canonical is going about getting there is to disenfranchise the userbase that got them this far.... So dumb.

[Passso]

That is a good idea for legacy apps the day Mir launch.
But what about Wayland specific apps? Do they run natively on Mir?

[uid313]

I would rather have .deb and Wayland instead of Mir and Snap.

Snap packages are huge, it pulls in a gigabyte of redundant dependencies.

[phoronix]

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...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Libertine-Snap-X11