Canonical has been talking up Snaps, a new type of package format featured in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. "Users can install a snap without having to worry whether it will have an impact on their other apps or their system," reads Canonical's announcement. But this isn't true, as prominent free software developer Matthew Garrett recently pointed out.
Ubuntu's Snap packages aren't yet as secure as Canonical's marketing claims
PC World - 2 May 2016 14:00
Canonical has been talking up Snaps, a new type of package format featured in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. "Users can install a snap without having to worry whether it will have an impact on their other apps or their system," reads Canonical's announcement. But this isn't true, as prominent free software developer Matthew Garrett recently pointed out.
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