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As I've said, Snap is a packaging format for Linux. It's one of many (from DEB, to RPM, AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap).

This one is controversial in the fact that the backend for it (the Snap Store I think) is proprietary. I avoid snap like the plague.

I'd personally do native package, then AppImage, and then Flatpak. Snap is out of the question for me. Also, BTC wallets released through Snap were actually malware, as they had no permission from the original developers, or they may have... only to find out they added in some nasty code in there.
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MAHDOOD 6mo ago 💬 1

So just avoid the App Store?

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Neigsndoig IQ 120 6mo ago 💬 1

Any Snap frontend, yes.

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MAHDOOD 6mo ago 💬 1

Some of these apps seem to only work with snap. Like brave browser and bitwarden.

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Neigsndoig IQ 120 6mo ago

Ubuntu's version of APT literally has snap integrated into it. That's why I avoid it like the plague.

Mint and Pop get rid of that integration entirely, and they use their own repos for that reason alone. They know that not everyone wants Snap shoved down their throat.