Hello !

As Mint is based on Ubuntu, I’m wondering if it will follow the missteps (to me at least) Ubuntu is doing to demote *.deb packages in favor of snaps?

Well that based on Ubuntu 23.10’s New Software App Will Demote DEBs (Apparently) post, and its lemmy.ml discussion.

From all ubuntu based distros, Mint seems not to follow those missteps, but I’m wondering if Rhino will do the same. Actually I don’t like Rhino created a wrapper package manager which actually gets snap support as well as apt on the same bucket. But who knows, it might be they won’t follow ubuntu on this.

Does anyone know?

My interest on Rhino comes from it being rolling release. But I don’t want snap to become the source of common/important packages.

Thanks !

  • pbjammEnglish
    11•3 months ago

    Mint dumped Snaps in favour of Flatpack. Even then they are clearly labeled as such in the Software Manager. If both Flatpack and Deb are available for the package you can choose which to install.

    • @kixikOP
      2•3 months ago

      Yes, I’m wishing Rhino does the same, so I’m asking if someone knows… Thanks !

      • pbjammEnglish
        1•3 months ago

        my mistake. I read your first sentence to mean “Mint followed Ubuntu and would Rhino do the same” rather than “Would Rhino follow Mints lead”.