Tag: snap
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AppImage, Snap, and Flatpak on Kubuntu
I’m guessing most people who don’t use Linux have no idea how convenient repositories are. I’m a huge fan of how Linux has managed (and mostly continues to manage) software for quite a while: you open a console or the software manager on your computer, search for the software you want, and install it. The…
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Kubuntu 22.04 – Pending update of “firefox” snap
In the 22.04 version of Ubuntu/Kubuntu, Firefox was switched from a repository to a snap. I don’t know enough about the technical reasons for that, but it does mean that how Firefox is updated has changed. It also introduced a very annoying notification message that you’ve probably seen (and which is why you’re here: Switching…