[kwlug-disc] Snappy judgements, snappy issues, flat shadows

[Charles M]

In 22.04 Xubuntu uses GNOME Software to graphically manage software. It's
called "Software," in the menu, but it's GNOME Software:
https://docs.xubuntu.org/latest/user/C/managing-applications.html

24.04 replaces this GUI software installer with Canonical's Snap store, but
they rename it App Center in the menu. Apt is off course still present, and
you can install .Deb files from cli. I was able to install flatpak support
in cli, and you can still install GNOME Software and the flatpak extension
on 24.04.

I experienced some weirdness with window snapping (right/left) not working
in 24.04 on a couple of installs. One install it does work, but I installed
a bunch of extras, so I'm not sure what's going on. I also use some PPAs
(OBS Studio) and things like that probably won't be available for 24.04 for
awhile.

As much as I'm not thrilled with snaps, that snap store populates a lot
faster than GNOME Software.

On Sun., May 19, 2024, 12:27 p.m. Khalid Baheyeldin, <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Charles,
>
> In my case, one little used laptop with specialized software is still
> on Xubuntu 18.04 LTS.
> Two others are on Xubuntu 20.04 LTS.
>
> The servers on the other hand are 22.04 LTS.
>
> All of them have no snap, since right after an install or version upgrade,
> I
> purge snap, as I have done for years.
>
> A few years ago, I posted on this group that installing fresh vs.
> upgrading is different in regards to snap.
>
> http://mail.kwlug.org/pipermail/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org/2022-May/021160.html
>
> Can you please clarify this part:
>
> > GNOME software was replaced with Canonical's Snap Store for Xubuntu
> 24.04.
>
> Xubuntu uses XFCE, so there is no GNOME desktop per se.
>
> Unless you mean libraries and other stuff that XFCE uses that also GNOME
> uses?
>
> I am tempted to dust off a very old laptop, and try to install Xubuntu
> 24.04 LTS on it, to see if I can get rid of snap on it as I have alway
> done.
>
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