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Ubuntu 23.10’s New Software App Will Demote DEBs (Apparently) (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A new ‘app store’ is expected to ship as part of Ubuntu 23.10 when it’s released in October — and it’ll debut with a notable change to DEB support.

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[–] [email protected] 159 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Tldr: the new store only supports snaps, deb support will come later. OP, please provide summary next time if you link to clickbait articles.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, note taken 👍

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Or this time as both title and summary can be edited.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Deb support will come later, but:

If the same piece of software exists in the Ubuntu repository and the snap store the new store will only make it possible to install the snap version.

So the title is on point IMO.

[–] mfn77 10 points 1 year ago

It's not a click bait per se. Even after deb support they will use only snap for applications that has a snap package and only debs if it hasn't got any snap package afaik.

[–] agelord 7 points 1 year ago

BUT, the "new" store is based on a community project which ALREADY supports both deb and snap.