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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Hobbyware WinCrap 11 strikes again Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:43:07 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 140 Message-ID: <voms6b$3c8p8$4@dont-email.me> References: <vo75q5$3vki0$1@dont-email.me> <zCJpP.39$EyH6.1@fx45.iad> <vo7ttl$3nof$1@dont-email.me> <qhLpP.67094$za5e.59176@fx09.iad> <vo830p$4ntj$1@dont-email.me> <f_1qP.80552$YsRf.33634@fx18.iad> <vocbbn$1444h$1@dont-email.me> <1WoqP.4088$NgFa.1524@fx46.iad> <voeqct$1lgc9$1@dont-email.me> <6CIqP.4095$NgFa.688@fx46.iad> <voheq0$27eqp$1@dont-email.me> <ZT1rP.468602$YsRf.357723@fx18.iad> <vok46l$2pp5m$2@dont-email.me> <vFmrP.237006$dxRc.216642@fx13.iad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:43:08 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="eeeb7413171b4aa4fecf485af318aa2c"; logging-data="3547944"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/uQSKWK7vISql+dDfcjBEp" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:joOxPNlH/rDB4RAdOTkQb3rUGSk= Bytes: 10181 On 2025-02-13, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: > On 2025-02-13 1:41 a.m., RonB wrote: >> On 2025-02-12, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>> On 2025-02-12 1:24 a.m., RonB wrote: >>>> On 2025-02-11, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>>>> On 2025-02-11 1:23 a.m., RonB wrote: >>>>>> On 2025-02-10, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>>>>>> On 2025-02-10 2:54 a.m., RonB wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2025-02-09, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 2025-02-08 12:07 p.m., RonB wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 2025-02-08, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-02-08 10:40 a.m., RonB wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-02-08, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-02-08 3:49 a.m., RonB wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess checking the battery capacity is the last thing my Latitude 5300 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> will ever do on Windows 11. When I exited it did a small update. When I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rebooted after the update it wanted to do a disk check (and I stupidly let >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it do so). After doing that and rebooting it ran into a BSOD ("we ran into a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem"). It then wants to run diagnostics, attempts a repair and... we >>>>>>>>>>>>>> start the whole loop all over again. (I tried this about six times and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> finally told myself, "well, enough of that bullshit.") >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adios WinCrap 11. the space can better be used by Linux Mint anyhow (which >>>>>>>>>>>>>> still boots fine). Another computer that will be completely freed from >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I would be lying if I said that it never happened to me before. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I was beginning to think Windows 11 was fairly solid. This surprised me. I >>>>>>>>>>>> don't why, but I had a bad feeling when I let it do a "disk check." I was >>>>>>>>>>>> more worried that Windows would trash my Linux grub setup for booting, >>>>>>>>>>>> though, I didn't think it would trash itself. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I went ahead and deleted the Windows partitions with GParted and installed >>>>>>>>>>>> Debian 12 in its place. I'm experimenting with creating .deb packages for >>>>>>>>>>>> Trelby (which I found isn't that hard to do) so it'll be nice to have a >>>>>>>>>>>> Debian install for testing purposes. (Linux Mint is more like Ubuntu and >>>>>>>>>>>> Debian and LM are actually different enough that I have to test both.) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Speaking of Ubuntu, I've come to despise it and it's damn Snaps. I found out >>>>>>>>>>>> that the Snap version of Firefox refuses to read .html files if they're not >>>>>>>>>>>> in the home (and/or, I suppose, the Snap) directory. The documentation for >>>>>>>>>>>> Trelby can't be read by it (installed in its normal directory). When I >>>>>>>>>>>> uninstall the Snap version of Firefox, it won't allow me to install the .deb >>>>>>>>>>>> version. They're definitely turning into control freaks at Ubuntu (kind of >>>>>>>>>>>> like Windows and Mac OS). >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm not a fan of Flatpak or Snap anymore and see them both as something >>>>>>>>>>> to use if you don't have a choice. I like the theory behind both, but >>>>>>>>>>> they often ignore your theme, take longer to load or have trouble >>>>>>>>>>> integrating with the rest of the system. If I absolutely had to go for >>>>>>>>>>> one or the other though, I would choose Flatpak even though Snap is >>>>>>>>>>> theoretically superior. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I don't like Snaps at all. I do tolerate FlatPaks (and use a few of them) >>>>>>>>>> but if I knew how to make AppImages that's what I would prefer for Trelby. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> And it's not Snaps I really dislike, it's Ubuntu forcing them on you. >>>>>>>>>> There's other things I don't like about Ubuntu. It would definitely not be >>>>>>>>>> in my top 20 list. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have to admit that during the short period of time during which I used >>>>>>>>> Ubuntu recently, I was surprised that just about everything I was >>>>>>>>> running was a Snap. For security reasons, it made sense (the browser, >>>>>>>>> the e-mail client), but certain other things would have run just as well >>>>>>>>> if they were simple .deb files. They want to make Snap a standard, that >>>>>>>>> much is clear, and they're taking advantage of the distribution's >>>>>>>>> popularity to do so. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think you're right. I think they're completely sold on the "container" >>>>>>>> idea — everything in its own "silo" (or whatever they call it, "sandbox" >>>>>>>> maybe). To me that means you lose the advatage of Linux, where small >>>>>>>> applications are combined to create bigger applications, in one nice "flow." >>>>>>>> This may be a good idea for servers, but I don't think there are other ways >>>>>>>> to secure (harden) servers. I don't like it on a personal computer at all. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think they call these "container" distributions. Fedora has one, CoreOS, >>>>>>>> but they keep it separate from their standard install. That's what I wish >>>>>>>> Ubuntu would do as, apparently, they have something called Ubuntu Core. Save >>>>>>>> the damn Snaps for that. I guess the big one (so far) is Alpine. I don't >>>>>>>> know if these use special containers, or Snaps or Flatpaks, or what. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have no doubt that taking an all .deb or all .rpm approach might >>>>>>> result in some things breaking along the way. However, there is no doubt >>>>>>> that it's quite secure and much faster than the container approach. When >>>>>>> all the software you're getting is coming out of a repository which has >>>>>>> been checked thoroughly by professionals, and not anywhere on the web, >>>>>>> I'm not sure what the need for contained software is. Granted, Flatpak >>>>>>> and Snap make software which _isn't_ available to a repository available >>>>>>> to your choice of a distribution, and that is definitely an advantage. >>>>>>> Security, however, should not be the main reason for using Snap or Flatpak. >>>>>> >>>>>> Personally I like (well made) AppImages better than either Flatpaks or >>>>>> Snaps, but I do use about five Flatpaks. I quit using Snaps when I >>>>>> discovered they showed up like drive partitions when I did a _df_ to check >>>>>> my drive space. I didn't like that. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure why they bothered making Flatpaks and Snaps when AppImages >>>>> work pretty much everywhere. I mean, how can you beat something which >>>>> requires nothing more than for you to make it executable? >>>> >>>> Agreed. But some people make AppImages that don't include all the >>>> dependencies, so they can be "mis-made." >>> >>> Considering AppImage exists since 2004, it's a wonder that Red Hat and >>> Canonical felt the need to create their own. It might have been easier >>> to just improve it and make sure that it integrates properly with the >>> system. >> >> I think Canonical wanted to control an Apple style "app store." I didn't >> realize that Red Hat was a big supporter for flatpak. But I do know I like >> flatpaks better than snaps. As far as not using AppImage... I have no idea >> why they (at least Red Hat) didn't go that direction. > > Actually, I read that Snaps were superior to Flatpaks. The problem is > that Canonical has ultimate control over their storage and distribution. > I don't mind that Canonical was trying an Apple-style approach since > Shuttleworth made a significant investment in Linux and wants to get > that money back, but I do think that Flatpak is a smart alternative to > ensure that Canonical doesn't control the operating system as much as it > does Ubuntu itself. What Canonical does with Ubuntu is their own > business and people are free to use it or ignore it. In my opinion Snaps are not superior to Flatpaks. Snaps are invasive, Flatpaks are easily removed. As I mentioned in another post, Trelby (screenwriting software) includes an HTML manual. It's normal location is /usr/trelby/trelby (up until a recent release, it's now under usr/lib/python3.xx/dist-pkgs... — something like that). But the Snap version of Firefox can't read anything in the /usr subdirectoryy (actually I don't think it can read *any* file in the root directory). So Snap forces you to try to work around it's non-standard BS, making a .deb installation package fail that works with any other Firefox installation. (This is just one example.) I won't Snaps, even if there's an application that only is available as a Snap. That's how much I don't like them. -- “Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.” —J.R.R. Tolkien