Re: [orca-list] Orca and snap

[Milton <milton duurzaamdigitaal org>]

Many thanks for clearing up!

Op 27-10-2021 om 14:35 schreef Kyle via orca-list:
> Milton had this to say:
> > Aquestion comes up when removing Firefox snap because it is part of 
> > the fresh installation, because I thought better not to remove 
> > applications of a fresh installation?
>
>
> The way snaps are designed, I don't think removing one from the fresh 
> installation will be a problem, since snaps aren't even packaged in 
> the same way as repository packages. Snap packages are pretty much 
> self-contained so as to be easy to add and remove, even from fresh 
> installations. The problem comes in when you have the snap and the 
> package from the repository both installed, so you end up with two 
> firefox entries in your internet menu. Since the names being the same 
> will not conflict, it won't be easy to determine which is the snap and 
> which is the repository package.
>
> ~Kyle
>
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