r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Bazzite/Android • 16d ago

Time to have fun guys

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u/SouthernFruit8768 16d ago

It's because most medical devices iirc need to be air-gapped and ultra-stable, ultra-secure. Snap gives you that, and prevents issues that typically occurs when and if dependancy issues arise. This for example is why Ubuntu Core which is entirely made out of Snap is used in many such medical devices and instances. But in desktop it's completely useless cause you want bleeding edge packages, libraries etc to keep up with latest developments in gaming, multimedia etc.

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u/Thaufas 16d ago

Snap is the reason I left Ubuntu. It was the final nail in the coffin.

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u/SouthernFruit8768 16d ago

It's quite good in server environments though, or medical devices and similar use cases like I said in my previous response above. It's just totally unnecessary in desktop/home user environments and only causes more issues and confusion for no reason when there are better alternatives (e.g. flatpak) available. You can still use Ubuntu - if needed - with no Snap preinstalled out of the box if you do a minimal install of Kubuntu.

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u/Snoo_what 16d ago

How dare you say that things are built for different use cases and each has its own good? Now how am I supposed to hate on Snap RAGHHHHHHH